Comment bâtir un cercle de sécurité pour mieux protéger les jeunes exposés aux abus et à la violence au moyen d’une approche multidisciplinaire qui tient compte des traumatismes ? Ayant implanté une telle approche à travers le monde, les centres d’appui aux enfants et aux adolescents (CAEA), les maisons des enfants et les Barnahus ont évolué en réponse aux réalités contemporaines. Abus sexuels intrafamiliaux, inégalités d’accès aux soins, obstacles culturels, racisme systémique, enjeux en ...

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429467608, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.While the Nordic countries are listed at the top in most international rankings of gender equality and citizens’ feelings of security, studies on the prevalence of sexual victimisation present a different picture, suggesting that the very countries that have invested much in estab...

This open access book contributes to ongoing discussions about how societies should respond to children who have experienced violence and abuse by delving into the Barnahus model: a multidisciplinary and co-located model whose aim is to provide both justice and recovery to victimised children. The promising model was first implemented in the Nordic region and is currently being diffused across Europe, although scientific knowledge about the model remains scarce: the Barnahus model’s potent...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as one of the most important reforms related to children who are the victims of crime in the Nordic region. This book discusses both its potential to affect change and the challenges facing it. The model was introduced as a response to a growing recognition of the need for more integrated and child-cen...