Resources for Hoarding Situations

It wasn't the TV debut that I would have preferred, but I was on the news this week discussing the fatal fire that occurred on my street.  

Unfortunately, my neighbour passed away in the fire.  Firefighters were unable to enter the home because of the number of possessions and garbage that had filled the home.  

We had called the city on occasion over the years when the junk overflowed in the yard, but we had no idea that level of hoarding that was taking place in the residence.

It is often not possible for hoarders to help themselves, and often family members can be unable emotionally or physically to help.  

There are services set up in Toronto, and I'm sure other municipalities for these situations to get the residences help.  If you know of anyone in your family or neighbourhood that is suffering from this disease, call 311 (in Toronto) or your municipality for assistance.

Here is a specialized program for Inter-Divisional Enhanced Responsiveness to Vulnerability: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/public-safety-alerts/community-safety-programs/spider/