Establishment of the Children`s House in Slovenia

Dolgotrajni in kompleksni pravni postopki v fazah odkrivanja, preiskovanja in dokazovanja nasilnih kaznivih dejanj povzročajo sekundarno viktimizacijo, ki žrtvi pogosto povzroči dodatne škodljive posledice. Države so dolžne zagotoviti ustrezne ukrepe za zaščito žrtev v predkazenskem in kazenskem postopku, še posebno v primerih, ko je žrtev otrok. Republika Slovenija v svoji zakonodaji že ponuja posamezne mehanizme za zaščito mladoletnih žrtev kaznivih dejanj. Leta 2018 je pričela z implementacijo projekta Hiša za otroke po islandskem modelu Barnahus, da bi omogočila celostno in učinkovito multidisciplinarno in medinstitucionalno obravnavo otrok, žrtev ali prič kaznivih dejanj. Na enem mestu bo zagotovljena ustrezna zdravstvena in psihološka pomoč ter zaščita. Stremelo se bo k zmanjševanju števila razgovorov, ki jih bo z otrokom opravil isti usposobljen strokovnjak. Krepilo se bo medsebojno sodelovanje in obveščanje med pristojnimi službami, vključenimi v obravnavo. Strokovni delavci Hiše za otroke in glede na potrebo tudi zainteresirani predstavniki sodelujočih zunanjih institucij bodo deležni rednih dodatnih usposabljanj, kar pripomore k učinkovitemu in uspešnemu okrevanju žrtve. Z delovanjem Hiše za otroke bo zagotovljeno hitrejše ukrepanje v primerih obravnave otrok ter hkrati preprečevanje izpostavljenosti otroka večkratnemu podoživljanju travme.Lengthy and complex legal procedures in the stages of detecting, investigating and proving violent criminal acts cause secondary victimization, which often leads to additional harmful consequences for the victim. States have duty to provide appropriate measure to protect victims in pre-trial and criminal proceedings, especially when the victim is child. In it`s legislation the Republic of Slovenia already offers individual mechanisms for the protection of juvenile victims of crime. In 2018, it launched the implementation of the Children`s House project based on the Icelandic Barnhus model in order to enable comprehensive and efficient multidisciplinary and interinstitutional treatment of children, victims or witnesses of crime. Appropriate medical and psychological assistance and protection will be provided in one place. It will strive to reduce the number of interviews conducted with the child by the same qualified professional. Mutual cooperation and information between the competent services involved in the treatment will be strengthened. The professionals of the Children\u27s House and, if necessary, also interested representatives of the participating external institutions will receive regular additional training, which contributes to the efficient and successful recovery of the victim. The functioning of the Children\u27s House will ensure faster action in cases of treatment of children and at the same time prevent the child\u27s exposure to repeated trauma