Help Me Keep My Stuff Safe

Sarah Ellen Webber, Martin Gibbs, Gavan McCarthy · 2015

Managing the personal information and possessions of young people in out of home care presents unique challenges. Photos, documents and mementos are easily lost or left behind at changes of care placement. Lack of access to such personal artefacts negatively impacts care decisions, identity construction and social relationships. Prior work identified the potential for an online repository (a 'virtual locker') to manage personal materials in this context.

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