Although the Mental Health Awareness Week this year concentrates on anxiety. Hoarding UK is taking the opportunity to concentrate on the affects of Hoarding which is an often an often-overlooked mental health issue.
The 11th edition of the ICD states that “hoarding disorder is characterised by an accumulation of possessions due to excessive acquisition of/or difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of their actual value”. It adds: “this accumulation results in living spaces becoming cluttered to the point that their use or safety is compromised. The symptoms result in significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning”.
It is estimated by the British Psychological Society that between 2-6% of the population are living with hoarding behaviour. PwHB are significantly more likely to suffer a wide range of chronic and severe medical conditions (Tolin et al. 2008) with 78% coming from the most vulnerable and marginalised communities. Australian research data(Steketee & Frost 2014) shows 24% of fire-related deaths were of people with hoarding difficulties.
The National Housing Federation suggest that each severe hoarding case costs local authorities £45,000 on average to address, primarily through property disrepair, voids, and homelessness due to PRS evictions. It also represents a major cost to the NHS through delayed transfer of care. Added to this is the time (and cost) of visits or engagement from GPs, social workers, fire services, voluntary sector organisations.
There are numerous reasons why people hoard - learned behaviour, interpersonal relationship difficulties, trauma including abuse or bereavement, depression, physical health problems, links with OCD, downsizing, hoarding promoting beliefs and cognitive functioning issues, but the list is not exhaustive.
As part of Mental Health Awareness and Hoarding Awareness Week our aim is to:
This includes multi agency partnerships.
How has clinical recognition changed support for PwHB?
18 May, 2023
On the ten-year anniversary of the clinical recognition of hoarding behaviour have things improved.
It has been ten years since the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) classified hoarding disorder. Since that time, passage of the Care Act (2014) has recognised hoarding as potentially eligible for social care support. How has this changed the way we provide support?
Hoarding UK, the UK national charity supporting people impacted by hoarding behaviours will be hosting our yearly National Hoarding Conference on the 18th of May. We want to hear from people who hoard and those providing support. Our conferences are interactive and focused on empowering attendees to bring systemic change/improvement within their roles.
Book Now – www.hoardinguk.org
Although the Mental Health Awareness Week this year concentrates on anxiety. Hoarding UK is taking the opportunity to concentrate on the affects of Hoarding which is an often an often-overlooked mental health issue.
The 11th edition of the ICD states that “hoarding disorder is characterised by an accumulation of possessions due to excessive acquisition of/or difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of their actual value”. It adds: “this accumulation results in living spaces becoming cluttered to the point that their use or safety is compromised. The symptoms result in significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning”.
It is estimated by the British Psychological Society that between 2-6% of the population are living with hoarding behaviour. PwHB are significantly more likely to suffer a wide range of chronic and severe medical conditions (Tolin et al. 2008) with 78% coming from the most vulnerable and marginalised communities. Australian research data(Steketee & Frost 2014) shows 24% of fire-related deaths were of people with hoarding difficulties.
The National Housing Federation suggest that each severe hoarding case costs local authorities £45,000 on average to address, primarily through property disrepair, voids, and homelessness due to PRS evictions. It also represents a major cost to the NHS through delayed transfer of care. Added to this is the time (and cost) of visits or engagement from GPs, social workers, fire services, voluntary sector organisations.
There are numerous reasons why people hoard - learned behaviour, interpersonal relationship difficulties, trauma including abuse or bereavement, depression, physical health problems, links with OCD, downsizing, hoarding promoting beliefs and cognitive functioning issues, but the list is not exhaustive.
As part of Mental Health Awareness and Hoarding Awareness Week our aim is to:
This includes multi agency partnerships.
How has clinical recognition changed support for PwHB?
18 May, 2023
On the ten-year anniversary of the clinical recognition of hoarding behaviour have things improved.
It has been ten years since the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) classified hoarding disorder. Since that time, passage of the Care Act (2014) has recognised hoarding as potentially eligible for social care support. How has this changed the way we provide support?
Hoarding UK, the UK national charity supporting people impacted by hoarding behaviours will be hosting our yearly National Hoarding Conference on the 18th of May. We want to hear from people who hoard and those providing support. Our conferences are interactive and focused on empowering attendees to bring systemic change/improvement within their roles.
Book Now – www.hoardinguk.org
