Comprehensive services of the Barnahus

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Comprehensive services of the Barnahus Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Director of Barnahus 31. May 2012

Mission of the Barnahus To facilitate collaboration and coordination of the CPS, Police, Prosecution and the Medical profession in the investigation of child sexual abuse To provide a child friendly settings for joint investigative interviews and medical examination To ensure professional implementation of investigative interviews

Mission of the Barnahus To ensure that the child victim and his/her family receives appropriate assessment, treatment and support To establish professional work practices and guidelines by interdisciplinary cooperation To enhance specialized knowledge on child sexual abuse and to mediate that knowledges as appropriate to prefessionals and the public alike Not to harm the child

Referral to Barnahus Child tells about sexual abuse Reported to CPS Reported to the police Vitness debriefing Preliminary interview Court The childs testimoni Treatment in Barnahus

Basic functions Child sexual abuse from ages 3 ½ - 18 years. Joint forensic interviews CPS prelimanery forensic interviews Medical examination Victim therapy and family counselling and support The basic function of the Children´s house is to serve as a multi-agency in child sexual abuse cases, so that the child does not need to go to several places to get services, but rather to feel the saftey of always going to the same place. This is extreamly important for children.

Investigative interviews The court judge is in charge of the procedure The forensic interview is copied on DVD The questioner is educated in childrens development Ólöf Ásta Farestveit - Barnahus

Investigative interviews The court judge The prosecution The police The CPS representative The child´s legal advocate The defence The alleged offender Ólöf Ásta Farestveit - Barnahus

The CPS preliminary interview At the request of the CPS Disclosure is absent or very weak/ambiguous Offender has not been identified Offender is below the age of criminal responsibility(15 years)

Ólöf Ásta Farestveit - Barnahus The interview room Specially designet interview room Safety – child friendly setting camera Information about all present Everyone can ask questions through the questioner IT- link to the courthouse Ólöf Ásta Farestveit - Barnahus

Medical examination Request of the police/CPS Experienced pediatrician, nurse and gynaecologist A child friendly examination room Using video-colposcope

Victim Therapy and family counselling The child and the non-offending parent(s) receive (legal) counselling immediately after the investigative interview Victim therapy can start soon after TF-CBT (Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy) http://tfcbt.musc.edu/ The DVD recorded child´s disclosure is used for initial assessment and treatment plan Therapy is practiced in the child´s hometown The therapist is most often important witness in court proceedings

Iceland – one Barnahus

After 13 years of experience Efficient, professional and child-friendly work procedures and case management re-victimization of the child victim minimized Appropriate therapeutic services secured Mutula professional trust among the different agencies Assimilation of knowledge and experience Increased public awareness and confidence in the authorities Increased „rate of discovery“

Barnahus in 13 years 1. nov. 1998-31.dec 2011 Number of children Average “Forensic interviews” 2367 182 Treatment 1320 101,5 Medical examination 300 23 Ólöf Ásta Farestveit - Barnahus

Total forensic interview Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Barnahús Island

Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Barnahús Island Number of children 2008 Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Barnahús Island

Difference between the sexes 2008- in interviews Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Barnahús Island

Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Barnahús Island Treatment 2008 Ólöf Ásta Farestveit Barnahús Island

Child-friendly testimony Giving testimony (%)

Child-friendly environment Environment for testifying (%)

A Court case date 21. Oct. 2009 A father was sentence by the High Court to 5 years imprisonment for sexually abusing his daughter who was 3,5 years of age at the time of the hearing in spite of: No medical evidence No witness other than the child Very limited verbal disclosure due to her age Strong denial of the accused

The child´s best interest ! We must think of The child´s best interest !