A best practice to address hoarding behaviors includes Task Forces
Counties, cities and communities have launched task forces that include multi-agency, multi-disciplinary teams to address the impact of hoarding disorder behaviors through: coordination of care, case consultation and intervention awareness, education, preventative measures.
The Atlantic County Hoarding Task Force since 2016
- The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County has launched a community-wide/interagency group to build a sustainable community model for evidenced-based hoarding intervention.
- The task force is working to address an absence of centralized communication and education around hoarding disorder.
- The Atlantic County Hoarding Task Force's mission is to create a system that provides interventions that are both client-centered and cost effective.
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“Because hoarding can affect multiple areas of functioning and have a variety of associated problems, laws, policies, and requirements that each discipline must uphold can include sanitation, safety, mental health, physical health, animal protection, and more.” Christiana Bratiotis pg 31 Hoarding Handbook
For additional information about the Atlantic County Hoarding Task Force contact Victoria Phillips vphillips@mhanj.org |
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