On the initiative of the World Childhood Foundation, ten Childhood Houses (CHH) have been set up in Germany since 2017 with the aim of creating outpatient contact points and so-called "one-stop centers" for children and young people who are suspected of being affected by sexual abuse, physical violence or neglect or who have witnessed these forms of violence. Various specialists from different professional groups (medicine, social work, psychology, youth welfare office, police and justice) work together in a child-friendly manner and in appropriate premises to clarify suspected cases and provide support for affected children and young people. 

As part of "EvaChild", two of the homes (Heidelberg and Ortenau) are being evaluated in order to examine the mechanisms of action, working methods and site-specific conditions and influences on multi-professional cooperation at the CHH. The evaluation design has a participatory-ethnographic character. Both retrospective and prospective data will be collected and analyzed using a mixed methods approach.

The research activities and the results of the evaluation should help to strengthen multi-professional cooperation and improve the care of children with suspected violence and/or abuse. Through a systematic and comprehensive analysis, the perspectives and cooperation of the various stakeholders should be better understood in order to optimize processes and procedures in the CHH and in medical child protection.