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Resources

Reports
North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose evaluation: Phase One Report (2023)
The Story So Far: North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose Evaluation Phase 2 Report (2024)
Preparing for Bairns' Hoose in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: Professionals Survey on Current Systems and Readiness for Change (2025)
Joining the Dots: Sycamore Bairns Hoose Evaluation (2025)
Key learning for change: Aberdeenshire Bairns’ Hoose programme theory. (2025)
Key learning for change: Aberdeen City Bairns’ Hoose programme theory.
Sycamore Bairns Hoose Composite Case Studies.
Research Briefings
Rapid Review Research Briefing 1 - Practice considerations when responding to peer-on-peer abuse.pdf (2026)
Rapid Review Research Briefing 2 -Interventions for Intrafamilial Physical Abuse and Violence Against Children.pdf (2026)
Research Briefing 3: Healthy Foundations: Understanding the health offer with Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Bairns' Hooses (2026)

Useful Links

The University of Edinburgh Bulletin: The Barnahus: Scotland’s first Child’s House for Healing
The University of Edinburgh: New centre will offer safety for children exposed to crime
Children First: Supporting children who have been victims or witnesses
Barnahus Network
Scottish Government vision for the Scottish Barnahus
Scottish Government Bairns’ Hoose Project Plan

Publications

2026

Govenden, S., Mitchell, M., Warrington, C., Duncan C. (2026) Healthy Foundations: Understanding the health offer within Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Bairn s' Hooses. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

Rabe, J., Kurdi, Z., Duncan. C., McMellon, C., Warrington, C. and Mitchell, M. (2026) Rapid Review Research Briefing 1 - Practice considerations when responding to peer-on-peer abuse.pdf Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

Kurdi, Z., Rabe, J., Duncan. C,. McMellon, C., Warrington, C. and Mitchell, M. (2026) Rapid Review Research Briefing 2 -Interventions for Intrafamilial Physical Abuse and Violence Against Children.pdf Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

2025

Mitchell, M., Warrington, C., Devaney, J., Hill, L. and Lavoie J. (2025) From Barnahus to Bairns Hoose: early enablers and barriers to implementation and systems transformation in Scotland. Propuestas para la protección jurídica y social de la infancia y de las víctimas de violencia de género, (Proposals for the legal and social protection of children and victims of gender violence) Dir. Cerrato-Guri, Torres-Rosell, Zafra-Aparici, ed. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2025. ISBN: 979-13-7010-059-9 (full copy available on request)

Mitchell, M., Warrington, C. and Duncan, C. (2025) Key learning for change: Aberdeenshire Bairns’ Hoose programme theory. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

Mitchell, M., Warrington, C. and Duncan, C. (2025) Key learning for change: Aberdeen City Bairns’ Hoose programme theory. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

McMellon, C., Mitchell, M., and Warrington, C. (2025) Sycamore Bairns Hoose Composite Case Studies. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

McMellon, C., Mitchell, M., and Warrington, C. (2025) Sycamore Bairns Hoose Composite Case Studies. Child SaMitchell, M., McMellon, C., and Warrington, C. (2025) Joining the Dots: Sycamore Bairns' Hoose Evaluation. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

McMellon, C., Lamb, E., and Mitchell. M (2025) Making Sense of Sycamore Bairns' Hoose, Briefing Briefing Paper, Dec 2025 . Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh. Duncan, C.,

Duncan, C., Mitchell, M., Wretman, C., and Warrington, C. (2025) Preparing for Bairns' Hoose in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: Professionals Survey on Current Systems and Readiness for Change. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh.

A learning summary about the first year of the North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose 2023-2024. The Story So Far. Published by University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science, Social Work Subject Area, March 2025.

2024

Mitchell, M., Warrington,C., Devaney, J., Lavoie.J., Lamb, E., Hill, L., Wretman, C. and Duncan, C. (2024) The Journey so far: North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose - Phase Two Evaluation Report. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh

MiJ. Lavoie; M. Mitchell; C. Warrington; L. Hill; P. Yates (2024)Exploring Justice Tensions in the Barnahus Model, chapter 3 in in Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children edited by Susanna Johansson, Kari Stefansen, Elisiv Bakketeig and Anna Kaldal Palgrave Macmillan Cham DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_3

J. Devaney; M. Mitchell; R. Alaggia; C. Gray (2024) Papering over the Cracks or Rebuilding the System: Opportunities and Challenges for the Barnahus Model in the United Kingdom, chapter 9 in in Justice and Recovery for Victimised Children Palgrave Macmillan Cham DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-53233-7_9

Hume,N., Mitchell,M., Warrington,C., (2024) Making Sense of Bairns Hoose: Conversations about systems and practice innovation. Briefing note of knowledge exchange event, 22 May 2024

2023

Mitchell, M., Lundy, L., Hill L (2023) Children’s Human Rights to ‘Participation’ and ‘Protection’: rethinking the relationship using Barnahus as a case example in Child Abuse Review Vol 32, Issue 6 http://doi.org/10.1002/car.2820

Mitchell, M., Warrington, C., Devaney, J., Lavoie J. and Yates, P. (2023) North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose Evaluation: Phase One Report. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Group, University of Edinburgh

2022

Lavoie, J., Devaney, J., Mitchell, M., Bunting L., Miller, A. and Hill, L. (2022) Putting the Child at the Centre: Barnahus (Children’s House) - a one-door approach to supporting children who have been sexually abused in Northern Ireland. University of Edinburgh for Northern Ireland Children and Young People’s Commissioner.

Powers, L., Mitchell, M. and Alaggia, R. (2022) Trauma Informed Multi-disciplinary Working in the Bairns Hoose - Briefing Note FIN.pdf Briefing Note of Round Table Event, 22 November, 2022

2021

Hill, L., Lundy, L. and Mitchell, M. (2021) Building a culture of participation in Barnahus: Implementing Children’s Right to Participate in Decision-Making. The Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat

Building a culture of participation in justice and recovery for child victims (Webinar)
This session was held at the World Congress on Justice with Children 2021. The session introduces how Barnahus in Europe have involved children in their work, and explores ways of embedding child participation into safe and informed pathways to justice for children. The session draws on a Promise paper on building a participatory culture in Barnahus and the Lundy model of child participation.

Lavoie, J., Hemady, C., Mitchell, M., Devaney, J. and Hill, L. (2021) Responding to Child Victims and Witnesses of Trauma and Abuse: Addressing the Support Needs of Children and Families Through the Barnahus Model
University of Edinburgh for Healthcare Improvement Scotland.