Collaborating Against Child Abuse

1. Implementing the Nordic Barnahus Model: Characteristics and Local Adaptions
Susanna Johansson, Kari Stefansen, Elisiv Bakketeig, Anna Kaldal

Part I. Child-Friendliness, Support and Treatment

2. Staging a Caring Atmosphere: Child-Friendliness in Barnahus as a Multidimensional Phenomenon
Kari Stefansen

3. To Be Summoned to Barnahus: Children’s Perspectives
Ann-Margreth E. Olsson, Maria Kläfverud

4. Treatment in Barnahus: Implementing Combined Treatment for Children and Parents in Physical Abuse Cases
Johanna Thulin, Cecilia Kjellgren

Part II. The Forensic Child Investigative Interview

5. The Nordic Model of Handling Children’s Testimonies
Trond Myklebust

6. The NICHD Protocol: Guide to Follow Recommended Investigative Interview Practices at the Barnahus?
Gunn Astrid Baugerud, Miriam Sinkerud Johnson

7. Child Forensic Interviewing in Finland: Investigating Suspected Child Abuse at the Forensic Psychology Unit for Children and Adolescents
Julia Korkman, Tom Pakkanen, Taina Laajasalo

8. Sequential Interviews with Preschool Children in Norwegian Barnahus
Åse Langballe, Tone Davik

Part III. Children’s Rights Perspectives

9. Child Friendly Justice: International Obligations and the Challenges of Interagency Collaboration
Hrefna Friðriksdóttir, Anni G. Haugen

10. Children’s Right to Information in Barnahus
Anna Kaldal, Åsa Landberg, Maria Eriksson, Carl Göran Svedin

11. The Swedish “Special Representatives for Children” and Their Role in Barnahus
Maria Forsman

Part IV. Interagency Collaboration and Professional Autonomy

12. Power Dynamics in Barnahus Collaboration
Susanna Johansson

13. Exploring Juridification in the Norwegian Barnahus Model
Elisiv Bakketeig

14. The Establishment of Barnahus in Denmark: Dilemmas for Child Welfare Caseworkers
Lene Mosegaard Søbjerg

15. Barnahus for Adults? Reinterpreting the Barnahus Model to Accommodate Adult Victims of Domestic Violence
Anja Bredal, Kari Stefansen

16. Epilogue: The Barnahus Model: Potentials and Challenges in the Nordic Context and Beyond
Kari Stefansen, Susanna Johansson, Anna Kaldal, Elisiv Bakketeig

Keywords: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Crime and Society, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Critical Criminology, Social Work and Community Development, International Criminal Law