Enabling Child-Friendly Justice The success story of the Barnahus model and its expansion in Europe Enabling Child-Friendly Justice

Championing the Children’s House model Guiding questions Main factors and dynamics that have enabled the establishment of the model Main factors and dynamics that have enabled its maintenance, expansion and taking to scale Challenges, obstacles and solutions

Methodology Literature review CBSS – Council of Europe Meeting 2015 Key informant interviews Linköping Conference input Peer review

Country selection Guided by PROMISE standards Nordics: Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, the Netherlands and the UK

Analysis Structural factors Power dynamics Public and political debate Financial aspects Socio-political and cultural factors Personal commitment factors

Main conclusions and reflections (1) Sensitisation to the prevalence of violence against children Recognising the need to act Conceiving opportunities for change The convincing power of the Children’s House model Social entrepreneurship qualities A sense of responsibility, drive for reforms and innovative mindsets Strategic partnership and concerted advocacy

Main conclusions and reflections (2) Continuity in multi-step reforms Demonstrating stamina and perseverance Building a culture of multi-disciplinary and interagency cooperation Investing in respectful cooperation, joint training and confidence-building Securing a diversity of budget sources Enable permanency and flexibility

Main conclusions and reflections (3) Expansion of the target group Continued learning and development of the model Fostering cross-border learning and exchange: Toward a European network of Children’s Houses

THANK YOU Daja Wenke Independent Researcher and Consultant Child Rights and Protection dajawenke@gmail.com