Task Force Details
WestMan Inter-Agency Hoarding CoalitionBrandon, Manitoba, Canada
County:Brandon & Assiniboine RHAs
Primary Service Area(s):
Western Manitoba
Website: http://manitoba.ca/healthprotection
Mission Statement:
Provide residents of western Manitoba with an effective & coordinated response to severe incidents of hoarding or domestic squalor.
Meeting Times:
1. In-Person: annually; at the call of the chair.
2. Teleconference: upon activation of 'Response Coordination' mechanism, as incidents arise.
More Info:
The WestMan Inter-Agency Hoarding Coalition (WIHC) is comprised of a variety of governmental and community-based agencies that:
- Provide collaborative leadership, assessment and coordination of interventions to prevent, prepare, respond and recover from incidents of severe hoarding and/or domestic squalor
- Organize and provide public education about hoarding, service agency information dissemination, training and familial support.