Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system: Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom

John Devaney; Mary Mitchell; Ramona Alaggia; Chris Gray

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_9

Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system: Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom

John Devaney, Mary Mitchell, Ramona Alaggia, Chris Gray

School of Social and Political Science

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Abstract

Part of the complexity of responding to child maltreatment lies within the intersection of the child welfare and criminal justice systems. Drawing upon learning from two separate research studies in the United Kingdom, we identify several key considerations for the introduction of the Barnahus model into a new context. We argue that the Barnahus model may positively disrupt how we conceive of the role and interaction of the child welfare and criminal justice systems. Such a disruption will involve moving away from a discourse that prioritises criminal justice processes and outcomes and the rights of people who have been accused of causing harm to children over those focused on upholding children’s rights, promoting child safety, and supporting children in recovering from their maltreatment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children
Subtitle of host publication	Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models
Editors	Susanna Johansson, Kari Stefansen, Elisiv Bakketeig, Anna Kaldal
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	9
Pages	223-248
Number of pages	26
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031532337
ISBN (Print)	9783031532320, 9783031532351
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_9
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2024

Publication series

Name	Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
ISSN (Print)	2947-9355
ISSN (Electronic)	2947-9363

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Barnahus
United Kingdom
juridification
disruption

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Putting the Child at the Centre Barnahus (Children's house) - A One Door Approach to Supporting Children who Have Been Sexually Abused in Northern Ireland
Lavoie, J., Devaney, J., Mitchell, M., Millar, A., Hill, L. & Bunting, L., 18 Sept 2022, University of Edinburgh. 77 p.
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Devaney, J., Mitchell, M., Alaggia, R., & Gray, C. (2024). Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system: Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom. In S. Johansson, K. Stefansen, E. Bakketeig, & A. Kaldal (Eds.), Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children: Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models (1 ed., pp. 223-248). (Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_9

Devaney, John ; Mitchell, Mary ; Alaggia, Ramona et al. / Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system : Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom. Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children: Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models. editor / Susanna Johansson ; Kari Stefansen ; Elisiv Bakketeig ; Anna Kaldal. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. pp. 223-248 (Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology).

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Devaney, J, Mitchell, M, Alaggia, R & Gray, C 2024, Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system: Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom. in S Johansson, K Stefansen, E Bakketeig & A Kaldal (eds), Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children: Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models. 1 edn, Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 223-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_9

Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system: Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom. / Devaney, John; Mitchell, Mary; Alaggia, Ramona et al.
Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children: Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models. ed. / Susanna Johansson; Kari Stefansen; Elisiv Bakketeig; Anna Kaldal. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. p. 223-248 (Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology).

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Devaney J, Mitchell M, Alaggia R, Gray C. Papering over the cracks or rebuilding the system: Opportunities and challenges for the Barnahus model in the United Kingdom. In Johansson S, Stefansen K, Bakketeig E, Kaldal A, editors, Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children: Institutional Tensions in Nordic and European Barnahus Models. 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan. 2024. p. 223-248. (Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_9

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