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What Works for Children
There is a widespread evidence base shows that the right places, people and support can minimise children's distress and result...
Data Protection
Information governance is a key component of Bairns Hoose. The protection of the personal data of the children the Bairns...
Children First North Strathclyde Evaluation
Learning from the development and implementation of Scotland’s first Bairns Hoose is playing a pivotal role in helping to resource...
How Bairns Hoose Works in Practice
The Bairns Hoose Standards require multiagency working and collaboration to create a joined up, trauma sensitive journey for children and...
Recovery Support
Traditionally in Scotland and prior to the development of Bairns Hoose there was a well evidenced lack of support for...
Justice
The North Strathclyde Partnership was a pilot site for the new Scottish Child Interview Model (SCIM), an evidence-based protocol for...
Improving Coordination
One of the greatest challenges in realising the vision of Bairns Hoose is that it requires a fundamental reimagining of...
Child Protection
Where there is a suspicion that a child or young person is subject to or at risk of significant harm...
Links and Resources
There are excellent resources on all aspects of the Barnahus model, latest research and training opportunities. European Barnahus Network –...
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Participation
In February 2022, Children First brought together a group of young people with specific experience of welfare and justice processes...
Children's views about Bairns Hoose
This page of the practical guide shares the many different ways that we have worked with children, young people and...
Campaigns
We stand up for Scotland's children
and we never back down
because every childhood matters.
Bairns Hoose
Involvement in the justice system can be a difficult and upsetting experience for children and young people. We work to...
Bringing Bairns Hoose to Scotland
Across the Scottish Government, justice, police, social work, health, child rights and voluntary sector there is a clear commitment to...