Implementing the Nordic Barnahus Model: Characteristics and Local Adaptions

Johansson, Susanna; Stefansen, Kari; Bakketeig, Elisiv; Kaldal, Anna

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58388-4_1

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“…Children's House was established in Reykjavík in 1998 and has inspired similar establishments in neighbouring countries . The overall aim is to give suspected victims of child sexual abuse and other violence a secure place to talk about their experiences with the help of a multi‐disciplinary team of professionals.…”

Section: How Child Abuse In Iceland Is Handled By the Authoritiesmentioning

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Review shows that Icelandic society is taking firmer steps to tackle the diverse forms of child abuse and neglect that its children are exposed to

Gunnlaugsson

Einarsdóttir

2018

Acta Paediatrica

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AimThis review examined and summarised the research published on child abuse in Iceland, which was mainly in the country's native language, to make the findings more accessible to English speakers. It specifically focused on child rearing and the physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect and intrafamilial conflicts suffered by children at the hands of their parents and other carers.MethodThe review drew on published research, books and reports and compared the findings with Nordic research and global estimates of child abuse.ResultsQualitative and quantitative research revealed that the prevalence of different forms of child abuse, child neglect and intra‐familial conflicts in Iceland was similar to, or higher than, global and Nordic estimates. Younger respondents reported less physical abuse than older respondents, but higher levels of emotional abuse. Legislation, greater awareness, public debates and research on child abuse in Iceland have contributed to the growing recognition of the negative consequences of child abuse and strengthened support for prevention strategies.ConclusionIcelandic children have reportedly experienced diverse forms of child abuse and neglect from their parents and other carers. Diverse initiatives have been put in place that underline the urgent need to tackle such behaviour.

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Section: How Child Abuse In Iceland Is Handled By the Authoritiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review shows that Icelandic society is taking firmer steps to tackle the diverse forms of child abuse and neglect that its children are exposed to

Gunnlaugsson

Einarsdóttir

2018

Acta Paediatrica

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“…CoE 2010). In many countries, and certainly in the Nordic region, the voluntary sector has pushed simultaneously for change in how cases are legally processed and for the development of better support services (see Johansson et al 2017b). Violence and abuse against children is thus not solely a public policy concern for various welfare states, but increasingly a policy field that cuts across sectors as well as nation-state borders.…”

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“…Johansson 2012). After its original implementation in Iceland two decades ago, it spread rapidly throughout the Nordic region, and it is now an integrated part of the service landscape (Johansson et al 2017b). The model combines a penal and a welfare track related to cases of violence and abuse of children.…”

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Policy-making for the diffusion of social innovations: the case of the Barnahus model in the Nordic region and the broader European context

Johansson

Stefansen²

2019

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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The Barnahus model was launched in Iceland in 1998, and it subsequently spread to all the Nordic countries. It is an interagency, co-located model for working with cases of violence and abuse against children that addresses two vital concerns of welfare societies: to process cases through the legal system and to offer support and treatment to victims. The model is currently recommended as a best-practice model on the European leveland understood as representing a radical change in the organisational setup related to such cases. This paper analyses the diffusion and implementation of the model in two different contexts: the Nordic region and the wider European arena, where the model is currently promoted as an important innovation. Drawing on the concept of social innovation, we explore the structural and contextual conditions for the diffusion of the model and discuss its role in the ongoing transformation of welfare societies' response to children exposed to violence and abuse. We identify the policy-making means by which the model is promoted today and conclude that it can lead to manifold institutional changes, both radical and incremental, and both desired and undesired, depending on how the original idea is translated and adapted in different contexts.

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“…Based on the principles of CAC and the Scandinavian-adopted models called “barnahus” (4), Saaffik had a “one-door” approach which provided a coordinated response to the child victims and ensured that relevant institutions and authorities co-operated. The multidisciplinary approach ensured that children could meet all relevant professionals within Saaffik, including medical staff, police and social services.…”

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Adapting a model of response to child abuse to the conditions in the circumpolar north

Søbjerg

Thams

2016

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Implementing the Nordic Barnahus Model: Characteristics and Local Adaptions

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Review shows that Icelandic society is taking firmer steps to tackle the diverse forms of child abuse and neglect that its children are exposed to

Review shows that Icelandic society is taking firmer steps to tackle the diverse forms of child abuse and neglect that its children are exposed to

Policy-making for the diffusion of social innovations: the case of the Barnahus model in the Nordic region and the broader European context

Adapting a model of response to child abuse to the conditions in the circumpolar north

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