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ArticleWellbeing, space and society2026

Distress signal: Self-storage facilities as sentinel spaces for community stress and mental health.

John R Blosnich, John Fanning, Sujeet Rao, Jason N Doctor

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John R BlosnichUniversity of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, 669 W 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
John FanningUniversity of Southern California, USC Dornsife Public Exchange, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, ADM 304, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Sujeet RaoUniversity of Southern California, USC Dornsife Public Exchange, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, ADM 304, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Jason N DoctorUniversity of Southern California, Sol Price School of Public Policy, 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.

Funding

Southern California Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001855 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Thomas A Buchanan, Michele D. Kipke · 2016 to 2026
$81.3M
USC-Yale Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions in AgingP30AG024968 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI JASON N. DOCTOR · 2004 to 2026
$14.7M
Shifting Suicide Prevention Paradigms: Looking Beyond Clinical SettingsDP2MH129967 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI BLOSNICH, JOHN RUDOLPH · 2021 to 2024
$2.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001855NIA NIH HHS P30 AG024968NIMH NIH HHS DP2 MH129967
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental health-related morbidity and mortality continue to increase in the US. Life disruptions (e.g., divorce, eviction, financial problems) are negative life events positively associated with poor mental health outcomes, but finding people experiencing these disruptions can be difficult due to stigma. One place that individuals experiencing these life disruptions may be found (and potentially reached with resources for help) could be self-storage facilities, where people seek to store belongings due to life disruptions. This exploratory study aimed to describe the demographics of US adults who utilize self-storage, and, among those using storage, the prevalence of life disruptions. Data were gathered from the Understanding America Study (UAS), an online survey administered to a probability-based sample of US adults (

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Life stressorsMental healthSelf-storageSurveys

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