Saeima šodien galīgajā lasījumā pieņēma grozījumus Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likumā, kas paredz ieviest jaunu palīdzības mehānismu vardarbībā cietušiem bērniem - "Barnahus" jeb Bērna māju.

Last week, I had the privilege of visiting The Lighthouse, a multiagency safe space provided by UCLH in partnership with NSPCC to support children & young people in their recovery from sexual abuse & exploitation. childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/?p=33120

The Barnahus vision, to see similar services across London and the UK & with CCofE supporting national standards for the type of support given to CSA victims, more children will receive child friendly justice and timely health and well being services in their recovery.

In this work, we will develop a brand new Barnahus Quality Standard on child protection. We will also create an implementation guidance that will accompany the standard. The guidance will focus on providing practical advice on how to meet the new child protection standard.

"Memories are like a snowy landscape. The general landscape has not been changed, but we cannot go back to the original." A very 🇫🇮 metaphor from julia korkman durring a training on investigative interviews with suspected victims of child trafficking. #EUBarnahus HEUNI

Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) training started for a cohort of 19 from Czechia, Finland, and Ireland this week. Next chance for this training is in the autumn. Interested in this or other training? Let us know here: barnahus.eu/en/sign-up-for… #EUBarnahus

Warmest congratulations to Anna Frank, head of Barnahus 🇪🇪, for being recognised by Sotsiaalkindlustusamet as a changemaker with and for children. “... she is ready to cross insurmountable borders and create bridges where there are none." facebook.com/sotsiaalkindlu… #EUBarnahus

The webinar on inter-agency case management with Anna Peterson from Barnahus Linköping has now been posted to youtube. 👉youtube.com/watch?v=SoQNL4…

Warm congratulations to Scotland on the opening of their first Bairns Hoose!

📢 Upcoming webinar: Join us for a webinar on child participation in the Barnahus model. ⏰When? 10 October, 2 pm CET More info about the webinar, and how to register, can be found here: ow.ly/LmAY50PMLyF

We are thrilled to announce that our general assembly has decided to establish the Network as a non-profit association with a public purpose: promoting Barnahus globally!

Did you know that children account for nearly 1/3 of all human trafficking victims worldwide? On this #EUAntiTraffickingDay we're highlighting that there are special considerations for investigative interviews with child victims of trafficking. Learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=TiFMez…

On the 1st of November, we celebrated not only the 25th anniversary of the first child attending Barnahus in Iceland, but also the full readiness for Barnahus Latvia to begin its important work. This follows... linkedin.com/posts/barnahus…