Hoarding Awareness Week 12th - 16th May
Hoarding Disorder & Executive Functioning is the chosen theme for 2025.
Executive functioning is a set of cognitive skills that help you plan, focus and multitask, it involves regulating your thoughts and actions to achieve goals.
Raising awareness for hoarding disorder and behaviour is crucial because it helps break down stigma, promotes empathy, and encourages individuals to seek support without fear of judgment. Hoarding is often misunderstood as mere messiness or laziness, when in reality, it is a complex mental health condition that can severely impact a person’s well-being, relationships, and safety.
Increased awareness can lead to better access to resources, earlier intervention, and more effective treatment options. It also educates the wider community on how to approach loved ones struggling with hoarding in a compassionate and supportive way, fostering understanding and collective action to improve lives.
Check out the free seminars here: FREE SEMINARS ON HOARDING DISORDER - National Hoarding Awareness Week
A Short Film Focused on Hoarding Disorder - available on Thursday 15th May: A Short Film Focused on Hoarding Disorder - National Hoarding Awareness Week
Access Hoarding Awareness Week to access resources such as ‘Hoarder Icebreaker Form’, ‘Clutter Image Rating’ & ‘GP Awareness Leaflet’ and videos to support practice and raise awareness.
The Ministry of Justice have issued a policy paper regarding the Crime and Policing Bill: Child criminal exploitation and 'cuckooing' factsheet. Click the link below to find out more:
Crime and Policing Bill: Child criminal exploitation and 'cuckooing' factsheet - GOV.UK
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