voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Bairns' Hoose - Third Sector Engagement Event
Created: 03/10/2024FVA is hosting a Bairns' Hoose engagement event for the third sector. The event will provide an opportunity to update the sector on the progress of the Fife Bairns' Hoose Pathfinder project and hear about the research that was commissioned by FVA to explore the potential for third sector involvement in developing the Bairns' Hoose in Fife.
What is Bairns' Hoose?
Bairns’ Hoose is a model that Scotland is testing to provide holistic support to children who have been victims or witness to abuse, or are under the age of criminal responsibility whose behaviour may have caused harm. This is based on the European “Barnahus” (child house) model.
The Bairns' Hoose model brings together in one setting:
The vision of a Bairns’ Hoose is that:
All children in Scotland who have been victims or witnesses to abuse or violence, as well as children under the age of criminal responsibility whose behaviour has caused significant harm or abuse, will have access to trauma-informed recovery, support and justice.
The Scottish Government has committed to develop test sites for delivery of Bairns' Hoose in Scotland, before scaling up nationally.
The Pathfinder projects will act as proof of concept for the Bairns' Hoose model in Scotland. Learning from the implementation of the Standards, alongside the roll-out of the Scottish Child Interview Model, will help provide a blueprint for a pilot of a national Bairns Hoose model in Scotland.