In the Parliament of Catalonia, the President of Catalonia announced the first Barnahus in Spain will be launched in Tarragona during 2019.
Save the Children Catalonia, which has been advocating for this move, recently held a conference of 150 participants advocating for the implementation of the Barnahus as the answer to the as-of-yet unimplemented regional law requiring a multidisciplinary interagency approach to child victims of sexual violence.
More information:
- News about the announcement
- More news about the announcement
- News introducing the general public to the concept of a Barnahus, based on Save the Children’s visit to Stockholm and Linköping, Sweden