Barnahus Network Application Form 2023

Barnahus Network

Membership application form
Name of Organisation*
Country*
Type of Organisation*

Barnahus or similar service, complying with criteria for full membershipBarnahus or similar service, complying with criteria for developing membershipGovernment AgencyNon-governmental organisationInter-Governmental organisationAcademic/Research InstitutionPrivate CompanyIndividual
Type of Membership*

Full memberDeveloping memberAssociate membership
Full member checklist

Offers multidisciplinary and interagency interventions (Barnahus Quality Standard 5), organized under one roof in a child-friendly setting (Barnahus Quality Standard 4), placing the best interests of the child (UNCRC art 3, Barnahus Quality Standard 1.1) at the centre.Offers each child a balanced multidisciplinary, professional and child friendly intervention, managed through joint case management and review.Includes “four rooms” embedded in a multidisciplinary and interagency environment. Professionals from the different disciplines collaborate to provide a carefully balanced intervention that responds to the needs of each child:Child Protection: The Barnahus contributes to the assessment of protection needs and supports follow up concerning the child victim and siblings in the family.Criminal justice investigation and proceedings: The criminal investigation in Barnahus, including the forensic interview, respects the procedural safeguards of both the child and the defendant. A child-friendly forensic interview is carried out according to an evidence-based protocol by a specialised forensic interviewer to secure the best possible evidence and to protect the child from (re)traumatization. The interview is recorded and represents admissible evidence in Court.Medical examination and treatment: A child friendly medical evaluation is carried out by specialised and highly competent staff both for forensic investigative purposes and to ensure the child’s physical well-being and recovery by the appropriate remedy.Mental health examination and treatment: All children are offered a mental health assessment and appropriate support by specialised and highly competent staff, including crisis support, short and long-term therapeutic services addressing the trauma of the child and non-offending family members and caretakers.Commitment to take all possible action to (progressively) practice according to the Barnahus Quality Standards, within the boundaries of the national contextSome form of formal interagency agreement, preferably a written interagency agreementChild-friendly facilities and interventionsClear and transparent governance and financeService provision fully compliant with national & European law and requirements for example on different sectors of the multidisciplinary service provision, protection of data and privacy, rights of victims and defendants;Non-for profit – service provision is freeService provision only carried out by competent, qualified and specialised staffPolicy and procedures for safeguarding children from harm are in place
Developing member checklist

A multidisciplinary service with representation from at least some of the following actors: law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, medical and mental health servicesCommitment to take all possible action to (progressively) comply with the Barnahus CriteriaCommitment to take all possible action to (progressively) practice according to the Barnahus Quality Standards, within the boundaries of the national context.Child-friendly facilities and interventionsService provision fully compliant with national & European law and requirements for example on different sectors of the multidisciplinary service provision, protection of data and privacy, rights of victims and defendants;Non-for profit – service provision is freeService provision only carried out by competent, qualified and specialised staffClear and transparent governance and financePolicy and procedures for safeguarding children from harm are in place
Please select which elements of the Barnahus criteria you currently fulfill

Offers multidisciplinary and interagency interventions (Barnahus Quality Standard 5), organized under one roof in a child-friendly setting (Barnahus Quality Standard 4), placing the best interests of the child (UNCRC art 3, Barnahus Quality Standard 1.1) at the centre.Offers each child a balanced multidisciplinary, professional and child friendly intervention, managed through joint case management and review.Includes “four rooms” embedded in a multidisciplinary and interagency environment. Professionals from the different disciplines collaborate to provide a carefully balanced intervention that responds to the needs of each child:Child Protection: The Barnahus contributes to the assessment of protection needs and supports follow up concerning the child victim and siblings in the family.Criminal justice investigation and proceedings: The criminal investigation in Barnahus, including the forensic interview, respects the procedural safeguards of both the child and the defendant. A child-friendly forensic interview is carried out according to an evidence-based protocol by a specialised forensic interviewer to secure the best possible evidence and to protect the child from (re)traumatization. The interview is recorded and represents admissible evidence in Court.Medical examination and treatment: A child friendly medical evaluation is carried out by specialised and highly competent staff both for forensic investigative purposes and to ensure the child’s physical well-being and recovery by the appropriate remedy.Mental health examination and treatment: All children are offered a mental health assessment and appropriate support by specialised and highly competent staff, including crisis support, short and long-term therapeutic services addressing the trauma of the child and non-offending family members and caretakers.
Associate member checklist

Be an organisation or individual that fully supports and wants to promote the vision, mission and objectives of the PROMISE Barnahus networkIf the applicant is an organisation, it should be formally constituted as a non governmental, inter-governmental, governmental, academic, educational, children’s rights or child victim support organisation operating at a national, regional or international level
Roadmap, letter, annual report, or similar showing your work with Barnahus (In English)*

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Interagency agreement (can be in the national language) OR letter of support from a government agency

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Other background: annual reports, national strategies, political decisions, draft laws, media mentions

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Contact Person Name*
Contact person may be different from the person with the authority to sign the application form.
Contact person job title*
Contact person email*
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By signing this application, we/I confirm that we read the Statutes and the Member Application Information paper carefully, and that we agree with the Barnahus network aims, governance and membership structure/fees.
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