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

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. THANK YOU Daja Wenke Independent Researcher and Consultant
Child Rights and Protection