Barnahus Interim Report

Healthcare Improvement Scotland are currently working with the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Government to develop a set of standards for a Barnahus model in Scotland. Barnahus, or Child’s House, is a child-centred response for children who are victims or witnesses of serious crime and abuse.

As part of the development of the Scottish standards, we are undertaking an engagement exercise on behalf of Moira Anderson Foundation with young people, to get feedback on the structure, layout, look and language of a set of standards for a Barnahus model in Scotland. We produced this interim report which presents some of the findings, feedback and recommendations from the young people who took part in the workshops and interviews so far. This report is being presented by Healthcare Improvement Scotland at the Barnahus (Bairn’s Hoose) Symposium.