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HoardingUK is working in partnership with other relevant professionals to have the UK government draw up coherent guidelines about the support and management of hoarding behaviour.

Our question for the year's conference is ‘Who’s the Guide'?

HoardingUK has always driven user-led engagement. For this conversation, people with hoarding behaviour, informal support community and professional views all need to be heard.

Join us for an interactive event exploring this important issue.

Timings are subject to change.

Confirmed speakers include Dr Lynne Drummond (Prof), author ‘Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding’, Abbi Hilton, Senior Lecturer Environmental Health

FHEA, REnH, MCIEH, MSc, BSc (Hons)

10:00 Opening discussion

Megan Karnes, Founder/Chair HoardingUK, Kat Band, Director Hoarding Disorders UK

Discussion about why seek National Guidelines?

11:00 What is the relationship with diagnosis and support?

Dr Lynne Drummond (Prof) will explore an overview of psychiatric considerations of hoarding behaviour - focusing on the challenges to giving and receiving the diagnosis today.

12:00 Break

12:10 Environmental ‘Mental' Health

Abbi Hilton, currently undertaking hoarding related research will explore how current practice does, and/or does not meet its duty to consider spatial risk with parity to the risk that any intervention may have on the person.

13:00 Lunch

14:00 What do we mean when we say ‘UK’ Guidelines

Panel discussion about ensuring that the devolved nations are at the forefront of developing the framework in a Great Britain intersectional mindset from the start.

14:50 Break

15:00 Group discussion about key themes moving forward.

15:30 Closing and next steps.

The conference will be followed by HoardingUK AGM. Please register separately for that event.

£10 ticket fee supports our work, but is not required.

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