This series of one-hour “Lunch & Learn” webinars offers an open opportunity for Barnahus colleagues and stakeholders to hear about emerging insights from the field. The sessions are designed to be accessible and low-pressure: grab your lunch, listen, and explore how we can collectively evolve our practice.
The series features two strands: centering the child’s experience, and multidisciplinary interagency collaboration and quality.
Language: English. You are welcome to arrange and pay for live interpretation if needed. Contact us for more information at svb AT barnahus.eu.
Cost:
- Free for Barnahus Network members, associates members, as well as the alumni of previous courses run by the Network.
- 25 EUR for all others, per session, paid upon registration. If you require an invoice instead of paying by card, please email us at svb AT barnahus.eu.
The series is hosted by Greg Flett from CAC Resources.
Centering the child’s
experience
Based on the findings from the work to establish an evaluation framework for Barnahus, this series will look at themes such as:
- how children experience Barnahus;
- safety through participation;
- providing a single,
- unified and supportive Barnahus service;
- transparency and information sharing with children;
- using children’s feedback to improve services.
This series will meet once per month through January 2027.
What children say quality looks like
The first lunch and learn on child participation explored five evidence-informed domains of quality from children’s experiences of Barnahus. It asks what quality feels like for children: in relationships, safety, participation, recovery and the wider system around them.
Read the child outcomes report and learn about the Barnahus evaluation framework
Their experience is the outcome
Merit Korbe from Estonia’s Lastemaja (Barnahus) presents an insightful exploration of why a child’s experience of feeling safe, heard, and validated is a core pillar of effective Barnahus work. Moving beyond just the physical space, this session walks through the entire child-centric journey. Discover how cooperation partners in Estonia align to prioritise emotional safety alongside legal mandates, and leave with practical strategies to elevate the child’s experience in your own setting.
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This session focuses on empowering children by flipping traditional “need to know” boundaries in favor of proactive and radical transparency. We will examine how providing clear, age-appropriate information about the path to justice and recovery significantly reduces child anxiety. Participants will learn communication strategies that prioritize children’s rights and developmental needs over system-led secrecy.
Multidisciplinary interagency collaboration quality
Based on the findings from the work to establish an evaluation framework for Barnahus, this series will look at themes such as:
- teams as living ecosystems;
- going from having a policy/protocol to implementing it in practice;
- aligning diverse teams on a common goal;
- trust and communication;
- joint training and problem solving.
This series will meet once per month through January 2027.
Six themes of collaboration quality
What makes multidisciplinary and interagency collaboration work well in Barnahus? This lunch looked at the conditions, relationships, processes and communication practices that make collaboration effective.
Read the collaboration quality report and learn about the Barnahus evaluation framework
Barnahus as a living ecosystems
Collaboration in a Barnahus functions best when partner agencies are viewed not as an administrative machine, but as a living ecosystem. Drawing on empirical findings from Germany’s EvaChild study and frontline Australian multidisciplinary research, guest speakers Dr. Adrienne Alayli (Charité Berlin) and Dr. James Herbert (Australian Centre for Child Protection) examined the relational dynamics that drive sustainable service delivery. Moving past the myth of forced consensus, this session explored how “soft skills”—such as psychological safety, mutual trust, productive friction, and professional “tinkering”—empower practitioners to navigate statutory boundaries while keeping the child’s participation and well-being at the center.
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This session addresses the critical distinction between “having a thing” (a signed protocol) and “doing a thing” (actual implementation in practice). We will discuss research findings on why formal agreements alone are often insufficient for creating a truly collaborative environment. Participants will explore how high-functioning teams successfully bridge this gap to move from policy to daily frontline reality.
Upcoming trainings and events
- Webinar: remote hearings with child victims of violence – opportunities, limitations, and guidance – 29 June 2026
- Training for forensic interviewer supervisors – 21 September 2026
- Webinar: remote hearings with children – practice and experience to inspire excellence in practice – 29 September 2026
- Barnahus Forum 24 November 2026 in Hamburg, Germany
- Lunch and Learn webinar and discussion series 2026/2027
- Training on safeguarding in Barnahus – Sep, Oct, Dec 2027
- EMDR training – dates TBD
Want to be invited to when we have open spots on unpublished trainings? Sign up to our waitlist.
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