Step 1
Getting to yes
All action to promote progress towards Barnahus begins with taking stock and determining where you are in the process of establishing and operating a Barnahus and what change needs to happen next.
The European Barnahus Network and the Competence Centre support countries to promote a national understanding and commitment to Barnahus, including through exchange and dialogue between relevant agencies in your country. We can also help to develop a national strategy towards establishing Barnahus that practice to the Barnahus quality standards.
Drawing on our studies, resources and the experience of Barnahus from across Europe, we together look at your specific context, including for example:
- What are the main factors and dynamics that enable the establishment of Barnahus or a comparable model in your country?
- What challenges or obstacles exist and how can they be overcome?
- What action should you be taking to promote progress towards establishing Barnahus in your country?
- What opportunities and resources for advocacy exist?
Find our related courses, publication, and other resources below, or move on to Step 2 – Creating an enabling environment. Read more >
Related publications
UN Special Rep. inspires Network
Getting to yes, Media mentions, NetworkIn this video, UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children Najat Maalla M’jid addresses the members of the PROMISE Barnahus Network, puts the impact of Barnahus into a global perspective, and encourages the continued...
About the Barnahus model and the Quality Standards
Advocacy, Barnahus Quality Standards, Enabling environment, Getting to yes, MultidisciplinaryOlivia Lind Haldorsson, head of the children at risk at the CBSS and president of the PROMISE Barnahus Network, presents Barnahus and the Barnahus model and the Quality Standards....
Journey to the Lighthouse – an interview
Advocacy, Competent staff, Enabling environment, Establishing Barnahus, Excellence in practice, Getting to yes, Interagency cooperation, MultidisciplinaryIt also features an interview with the author about the Lighthouse, the turning points to launching the service, her motivation to persevere on the long journey to launching it, and what to expect in the future. Special speakers who...
The PROMISE Barnahus Quality Standards
Barnahus Quality Standards, Child protection, Competent staff, Criminal investigation, Enabling environment, Establishing Barnahus, Excellence in practice, Getting to yes, Mental health, Multidisciplinary, Physical healthThe PROMISE Barnahus Quality Standards are composed of underlying principles, specific activities and institutional arrangements that enable child-centred and effective, collaborative actions. Find out more and download the Standards...
Compendium of Law & Guidance relevant for Barnahus
Advocacy, Barnahus Quality Standards, Child protection, Criminal investigation, Enabling environment, EU Law, Getting to yesPolicy makers, legal, social and law enforcement professionals and stakeholders can use this compendium, alone and with the other PROMISE resources, to link their work with the relevant legal provisions for child victims and witnesses...
Enabling Child-Sensitive Justice – the success story of Barnahus in Europe (2017)
Advocacy, Child friendly, Enabling environment, EU Law, Getting to yesEnabling Child-Sensitive Justice (2017) is an overview of how the Barnahus model has emerged and gradually expanded in Europe. It documents how government officials, practitioners, advocates and entrepreneurs have promoted the model,...
Advocacy tool for promoting progress on Barnahus in Europe
Advocacy, Barnahus Quality Standards, Enabling environment, Getting to yes, Interagency cooperationThis guidance aims to help you develop national and regional advocacy strategies to promote progress on Barnahus. It discusses what progress means and looks at where we are today in Europe. It provides a step by step approach to...
20 years of Barnahus – Featuring Bragi Guðbrandsson
Barnahus Quality Standards, Establishing Barnahus, Excellence in practice, Getting to yes, Multidisciplinary, Network, WebinarsBragi Guðbrandsson, head of the Icelandic Government Agency for Child Protection, is the initiator and purveyor of the Barnahus model...
Barnahus as chameleons
Barnahus Quality Standards, Enabling environment, EU Law, Getting to yes, NetworkThis recording from an international conference held November 2019 features a discussion about the adaptability of the Barnahus concept to national or local contexts. The conversation is held in the context of the Finnish Barnahus-type...
At the Crossroads of child-centred criminal and welfare proceedings
Child protection, Criminal investigation, Enabling environment, Establishing Barnahus, EU Law, Excellence in practice, Getting to yes, Legal, MultidisciplinaryAt the Crossroads is a legal briefing which explores the considerations for when criminal justice proceedings intersect with child protection proceedings in cases, particularly when they involve child victims of violence. Experience...
Related webinars
Barnahus: what, why, and first steps
This recorded conference presentation gives an introduction to the Barnahus model, presents its benefits for professionals and children alike, and proposes resources for advocating for children and the continued development of national legislation and practice.
PROMISE 1 – the Webinar
This webinar features a deep dive into the PROMISE Advocacy tool, starting around 21:00 minutes in.
How we can help
Courses and training
The Competence Centre at the PROMISE Barnahus Network can support your work on getting to yes through a variety of training, courses, and other interventions. Details coming soon.
Support desk
The Secretariat of the PROMISE Barnahus Network is the eyes and ears of the Network, and acts as a support desk for Network Members. We stand ready to field your questions and ideas, and to connect you to information and colleagues which might help.