Behind closed doors across the country, millions of individuals are quietly overwhelmed by something most of us take for granted: our relationship with things we bring into our homes. The ...

trekandshoot / Getty Images A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes to a Presbyterian church, including ...

Hoarding behavior, often depicted in media as extreme clutter and an inability to discard items, is more than just a habit of collecting. It’s a complex psychological condition that affects millions ...

Walk into any animal shelter, and it’s hard not to be overcome with the desire to give every single pair of pleading eyes a home. Pair that with the commercials about homeless pets suffering on the ...

January 30, 2026 Submitted by Social Work Clinician Suzanne Otte The towns of Cohasset, Hingham, and Scituate joined together in 2021 to create a collaborative approach to public health and education.

First the hoarding. Your local fire department might have a hoarding task force that can make a house call. Or your local Area Agency on Aging might have additional resources. Yes, escalating your ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Backed by new grant funding, the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health intends to officially launch and expand a network dedicated to hoarding resources, as advocates look to ...

The study was supported by the British Academy (SG152110). Many of us may find we have acquired too many possessions that clutter our living spaces, but refuse to part with things “in case we might ...