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  • Looking for ways to celebrate the holidays without adding more stuff to your life?

    New Dream has some great ideas for holiday gifts that don't involve stuff. Read More

  • Publication: Role of Fire Prevention on Hoarding Response Teams

    Members of our lab recently examined the role of fire prevention on hoarding response teams using Vancouver's Fire Rescue Services as a case study. Read More

  • You are invited to participate in a psychology study!

    We are actively seeking participants for our study on cognition. Contact us if you are an English speaker and you are at least 19 years old. Read More

  • The Death and Life of the Single Family House

    Congrats to our collaborator Nathan Lauster on the release of his new book, which won the John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award from the Canadian Sociological Association!!! Read More

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Upcoming ABCT Conference Presentations The lab will be well represented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies on November 16-19 in San Diego.
Good luck at CAMH Kirstie! Kirstie has moved on to her new position at the Centre for Additction and Mental Health in Toronto and we all wish her the best!
Christiana Bratiotis and May Luu presented at the 24th Annual OCD Conference, July 2017 Christiana Bratiotis and May Luu both presented at the 24th Annual OCD Conference in San Francisco, July 2017. This conference was hosted by the International OCD Foundation. For more on the conference, click here. Here is the abstract from May’s talk: Although most hoarded homes are relatively clean, some develop poor living conditions like filth […]
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The Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding
Room 1709, Douglas T. Kenny Building
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 8025
Fax 604 822 6923
Email hoarding@psych.ubc.ca
Helping Those Who Hoard (article) This article from The New York Times discusses the considerations involved for building managers in finding a balance between respecting the rights of individual tenants and keeping their building safe for everyone. Click here to read. 
Where the TV shows get it wrong on hoarding (article) This article from the Boston Globe covers the inspirational work of Jesse Edsell-Vetter and his team at Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership. Click here to read.
Currier: The Hoarding Handbook (audio) Christiana Bratiotis was interviewed by Geoff Currier during her visit to Winnipeg for the International One Welfare Conference.   Click here to listen.
B.C. builders give hoarders a new home — and a new start (podcast) The CBC's Sunday Edition featured an segment by Karen Wells that profiled a family in Chilliwack with hoarding issues. Click here to view and listen.
More hoarding in the news.

Uncovering Why People Hoard

UBC Psychology Professor Sheila Woody wants to find out what drives hoarding behaviour
–an issue which can lead to unsafe living conditions and even homelessness.
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The Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding
Vancouver Campus
Room 1709, Douglas T. Kenny Building
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 8025
Fax 604 822 6923
Email hoarding @ psych.ubc.ca
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