B-FRAME

Project Scope

B-Frame: Barnahus-FRAME - Fostering Resilient and Multidisciplinary Environments

The B-FRAME project aims to strengthen Romania’s response to violence against children by expanding and institutionalizing the Barnahus model at national level. Building on the experience of Romania’s first Barnahus pilot in Bucharest, the project will support the preparation and opening of Barnahus centres in at least nine Romanian counties, creating the foundation for a sustainable national network of child-friendly, multidisciplinary services.

Barnahus, meaning “Children’s House”, brings child protection services, law enforcement, prosecutors, medical professionals and psychologists together under one roof. This integrated and trauma-informed approach allows children affected by abuse to access forensic interviewing, medical examination, psychological support and legal assistance in a safe environment, reducing the risk of re-traumatisation and improving access to justice.

General Objective

The project aims to strengthen and institutionalize Romania’s integrated response to violence against children by integrating the Barnahus model within the national child protection system.

Specific Objectives

• To prepare at least nine Romanian counties to establish Barnahus centres through awareness, mobilization, selection and tailored technical assistance.
• To build the skills of social workers, police officers, prosecutors, judges, medical staff and psychologists in trauma-informed care, multidisciplinary coordination and child-friendly forensic interviewing.
• To establish standardized operating procedures, guidelines and quality standards to support consistent Barnahus services nationwide.
• To advance at least two legislative or regulatory changes supporting the formal integration of the Barnahus model into Romania’s child protection framework.
• To facilitate peer learning and the transfer of European expertise through study visits and cooperation with Barnahus practitioners in Cyprus.

Partners

• Romania: Organizația Salvați Copiii (Save the Children Romania) (Coordinator)
• Romania: Direcția Generală de Asistență Socială a Municipiului București
• Cyprus: “Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center (HFC)

Funding Reference

• The project is co-funded by the CERV-2025-DAPHNE  programme of the European Commission. 

Project Number

• Ref.no 101254676

Implementation Period

• 01/03/2026- 29/02/2028 (24 months)

Results: 

• Child victims of physical and sexual abuse