This report shares key learning gathered as part of the Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder Phase in Scotland. The mixed-method research explores the operation of six Bairns’ Hoose partnerships, highlighting successes and areas for development.
This report shares key learning gathered as part of the Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder Phase in Scotland. The mixed-method research explores the operation of six Bairns’ Hoose partnerships, highlighting successes and areas for development.
The Bairns’ Hoose programme aims to provide access to trauma informed recovery, support and justice to all children victims and witnesses of abuse and children under the age of criminal responsibility whose behaviour may have caused, or risked causing, serious harm or abuse. Having launched in October 2023, Bairns’ Hoose is, at the time of writing, in a Pathfinder phase (January 2024 – March 2027), to be followed by a national incremental roll out. Bringing together partnerships from across Scotland, the Pathfinder phase is about testing the Bairns’ Hoose Standards in practice across diverse geographical and organisational contexts.
Bairns’ Hoose partnerships involve a collaboration across three statutory partners, namely health, social work and police, as well as links with wider partners, particularly those in the third sector and education. Eleven principles, known as the Bairns’ Hoose Standards, provide a common operational framework for the Bairns’ Hoose implementation. The aim of the Pathfinder phase is to test the Standards across diverse geographical and organisational contexts.
This report shares key learning gathered as part of the Pathfinder phase. The research included: