Mental Health Association of San Francisco

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•	Leadership Trainings for Consumers

•	Professional Conferences & Workshops

•	Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering

•	Sharing our Lives: Voices and Experiences

•	Prevention and Recovery of Early Psychosis

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•	Public Policy Committee

Programs

Support Group for People Who Compulsively Hoard and Clutter

Compulsive hoarding and cluttering is the acquisition and failure to discard a large number of possessions, appearing to be useless or of limited value, in an attempt to decrease stress and anxiety. This serious and prevalent problem can lead to eviction and homelessness. It is often a feature of several psychiatric disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder, and major depression, and can be cause or aggravated by problems associated with increasing age or physical disabilities.

MHA-SF holds a support group for people who compulsively hoard and clutter on a regular basis. Note: Information about the treatment group for people who hoard that MHA-SF also has to offer has been moved to http://mha-sf.org/programs/ichc/treatmentgroup.cfm.

The following are the dates, times, and locations for upcoming support group meetings in 2010.

Date	Time	Location
January
Wednesday, January 6	6-7pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Monday, January 11	3-4pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Wednesday, January 20	3-4pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Monday, January 25	6-7pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #1185

February
Wednesday, February 3	6-7pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Monday, February 8	3-4pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Wednesday, February 17	3-4pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Monday, February 22	6-7pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928

March
Wednesday, March 3	6-7pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Monday, March 8	3-4pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Wednesday, March 17	3-4pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928
Monday, March 22	6-7pm	MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928

Download the schedule.

Click here for more information about compulsive hoarding and cluttering.

Click here for more information about our 2009 Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering.

Click here to return to MHA-SF's ICHC page.