The PROMISE webinars are recorded so you can watch them when convenient for you. Keep scrolling to find out more about each webinar, or jump straight into watching one at the links below.
- The Lighthouse: A safe space for child sexual abuse victims in the UK
- The European Barnahus Movement: Showcasing 4 years of progress
- The PROMISE Child Participation Tool
- At the Crossroads: designing and implementing child-centred criminal proceedings for child victims of violence, taking account of related child protection proceedings
- Presenting the PROMISE Barnahus Network and PROMISE 3 concepts
- Therapeutic services at the Barnahus – a 2-part webinar
- Forensic interview webinar mini-series
- Part 1: The importance of a forensic interview for child victims and witnesses of violence in criminal proceedings
- Part 2: Adapting the forensic interview to the needs of the child
- Part 3: Preventing re-victimization when conducting forensic interviews at the Barnahus
- Extra! Considerations for evidence recording at the Barnahus – this is essential watching for anyone engaged in setting up the interview room at a Barnahus or similar setup.
- Mini-series on medical evaluation – a key criteria for the Barnahus and similar setups
- Facility Dogs 101: when furry friends help children to tell their stories
- Putting the child at the centre: ensuring an inclusive and child-friendly setup
- Adapting the Barnahus concept to local realities
- Law as one enabling factor for the Barnahus
- Working together in the best interests of the child: discussions on the formal agreements and the daily work of multidisciplinary interagency cooperation
- 20 years of Barnahus – Featuring Bragi Gudbrandsson
About the webinar series
During PROMISE 1, select professionals from around Europe were invited to participate at the PROMISE project exchange meetings. These meetings featured lectures, trainings and discussions on the key principles, standards, and challenges to consider when opening and operating a multi-disciplinary and interagency collaboration for child victims and witnesses of violence.
In this Webinar Series, we revisited and expanded on topics covered in PROMISE 1 for a public audience.
The webinars all held in English. A smart way to engage in national level advocacy and to include non-English speaking colleagues is to watch the webinars together or even plan a short meeting around the webinar.
The webinars are co-organised with Terre des Hommes, a partner of this project, as part of the ChildHub’s child protection webinar series.
About PROMISE
PROMISE is supporting Europe to adopt the Barnahus model as a standard practice for providing child victims and witnesses of violence rapid access to justice and care. We undertake this work to fulfil the PROMISE vision: a Europe where the human rights of children to protection from violence, support and to be heard are fulfilled.
A Barnahus provides multi-disciplinary and interagency collaboration to ensure that child victims and witnesses of violence benefit from a child-friendly, professional and effective response in a safe environment which prevents (re)traumatisation. With the formal support from national authorities, PROMISE provides opportunities to translate national commitment into action and engage internationally in the process. In addition, regular networking and strategic communications continually activate our growing network of professionals and stakeholders who are committed to introducing and expanding Barnahus services nationally.
Newsletter Archive
This is the archive of all the newsletters sent during PROMISE 1 and 2.
www.barnahus.eu – the new home of the PROMISE Barnahus Network
The website of the PROMISE Barnahus Network is the new home for PROMISE publications, webinars, and of course news about Barnahus throughout Europe. www.barnahus.eu
Legal briefing about the intersection of criminal justice and child protection proceedings involving child victims of violence
European law provisions relating to child victims in the criminal proceedings take the form of general obligations, leaving it to national measures to regulate in detail how safeguards for children should be implemented in national procedures. Although there are different models of criminal justice (and child protection) proceedings across Europe, they face common questions on how best to fulfill their obligations to children and can benefit from regional exchange and the experience of practitioners.
The launch of the PROMISE Barnahus Network
Barnahus colleagues and stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Helsinki on 25th November 2019 to celebrate the first steps towards a more formal network of Barnahus and similar services in...
Introducing the updated short version of the PROMISE Barnahus Quality Standards
The 2019 release of the short version of the Barnahus Quality Standards is in A5 format. The PROMISE Vision has been added to the first pages, and some additional small updates to the text and links...
PROMISE Barnahus greater network
The founders of the PROMISE Barnahus Network, representing 13 countries, will sign the statutes formalising the network next week in Helsinki. Many additional countries have already expressed great...
Barnahus roadmap guidance and template
The Barnahus roadmap guidance and template gives inspiration on how to document and communicate the vision and strategy towards establishing, operating and developing the Barnahus model in a simple...
Evaluation Framework & Impact Assessment Guidance and Template
The Evaluation Framework & Impact Assessment Guidance and Template provides inspiration and examples for both evaluation of a service against the Barnahus Quality Standards, and impact...
Factsheet: Considerations for evidence recording at the Barnahus
There is much more to recording interviews at a Barnahus than setting up a system and hitting record. To best perform its role, a Barnahus must comply with local/international rules and regulations...
Rewatch the PROMISE Webinar Series
The PROMISE webinars are recorded so you can watch and re-watch when convenient for you. Find out more about each webinar here, or jump straight into watching one at the links below.
Interagency agreement template and guidance
Supporting Barnahus Quality Standard 2, the Interagency agreement template and guidance offers inspiration and guidance for drafting an interagency agreement which formalises multidisciplinary and...
Child participation tool
Supporting Barnahus Quality Standard 1.2, the Child participation tool provides sample questionnaires that can be used to gather children’s views on their Barnahus experience, including their...
From PROMISE Tracking Tool to PROMISE Hub: online case management system
The PROMISE Tracking Tool is a way for our stakeholders to monitor their progress towards meeting the PROMISE Barnahus Quality Standards. The current Tracking Tool is now evolving into into an even...
The European Barnahus Movement – showcasing 4 years of network and partner progress
In this webinar, we will feature some of the most notable achievements within the European Barnahus Movement thus far, including highlighting unique experiences, approaches and solutions as developed by the PROMISE 2 partners. This webinar will also showcase the PROMISE tools and future plans which are supporting the continued harmonisation and consolidation of good Barnahus practice across Europe.
Considerations for evidence recording at the Barnahus
This webinar will explore the key considerations to keep in mind when selecting and setting up your interview recording system, including:
Proving authenticity, in a world where ‘deep fakes’ are becoming exceedingly easy to produce;
Proving the child was not influenced during the interview;
Building trust in the evidence recording procedure from day 1;
Ensuring data is readable long into the future, and that secure access is possible on demand;
Planning for the storage requirements of exponential growth in interview files;
GDPR implications.
The PROMISE Child Participation Tool
Join this webinar to walk through the PROMISE Child participation tool with the authors, and to discuss with your European colleagues about approaches and considerations for soliciting children’s views on their Barnahus experience. The tool focuses on the child’s experience of Barnahus.
At the Crossroads: designing and implementing child-centred criminal proceedings for child victims of violence, taking account of related child protection proceedings
This webinar will explore how to ensure child-centred procedures are in place in criminal proceedings and how to avoid the risk of conflict with child protection proceedings. Join us to learn about the legal and practical issues involved in ensuring the right safeguards are in place. We will consider what legal and social professionals need to think together about to ensure effective justice and to avoid re-traumatisation of the child.
Therapeutic services at the Barnahus – a 2-part webinar
In this 2-part webinar, we will take a deeper look into the concrete value of embedding therapeutic services at the Barnahus, how to meet the standard, and the impact for children and their caregivers.
Special webinar: presenting the concepts for PROMISE 3 and Network
In April 2019, an invite-only webinar was arranged for organisations who were considering joining PROMISE 3 as a partner. The webinar additionally explained the concept and next steps for the...
PROMISE 3 and Network – CLOSED
The call is now closed to join PROMISE 3. Application for membership to the Network will open soon.
Forensic interview webinar mini-series
By popular demand, our next webinars will focus on the forensic interview at the Barnahus: why it is important, how it is conducted, and how to adapt to the special needs of the child. Part...