The Minister’s Social Rights Department opens a new Barnahus in Barcelona
The Social Rights Department of Generality has introduced a new Barnahus in the city of Barcelona. This house, known as the house of girls and children, is a special resource to attend children and child victims of sexual violence and their families. It is important to highlight that this is the only Barnahus of the country that has two integrated services, which enables you to have double professionals to respond to the needs of the population (http://www.org/resum-text-in-la/la).
An integral model of attention inspired by the Norse countries
Barnahus are an integral model of attention to victims of sexual violence that are inspired by the system used in the Norse countries. This model means that all departments that are involved in a case under the same roof, creating a friendly environment for children and girls affected. The main purpose of this service to Barcelona is to appreciate, treat and track any teenage child or teenager in the city who suffered sexual abuses. Moreover, the professionals of this center also interact with prevention and detection of these cases.
Desplegament territorial i recursos professionals
The Social Rights Department has set up a total of 12 Barnahus in Catalonia this year. In addition to the new Barnahus of Barcelona, they have also activated or in close support of other Barhuns in different regions such as Terrassa, Granlllers, the Ugel, Law, Torna, Vila and Gultú, the Pratregat, Badalona, Mataon and Manares. Each of these centers have a professional coordinator team for staff, personal workers, psychologists, and administrative workers. In addition, they will also be counted with different professionals such as the criminal care, forensic professionals, and psychiatrists.
An integral attention and space adapted to children and teenagers
Every Barnahus has room adapted for children and teenagers, with team rooms that are expected with toys, magazines and books suitable for their ages and needs. Moreover, they also count with office spaces for professionals, visualizations, forensic medical exploration rooms, video rooms for pretrays, child therapy rooms, and teen therapy rooms, among others (http://s1s.tsts.org/Desphrast-Mater-Caldo77).
A strategy for the integral boarding of sexual abuses
This expand of Barnahus is part of Barnahus’ strategy for the integral boarding of sex abuses against childhood and adolescence in Catalonia. This strategy aims to ensure a focus of helping victims in the process of healing, recovery and repair. For the coordination and management of these resources, they have constituted territorial commissions with different representations of General’s departments, such as Social Rights, Justice, Malos of Equara, Education, and the same Feminism.
For more information about this service, you can visit the news department of General Rights.