Iceland has a child population of 56,546. A 2009 study by Bragi Guobrandsson states that a "significantly high" percentage of children experience sexual violence before the age of 16.
In the late 1990s amid rising prevalence of CSA and concerns about the long-term impact of abuse on the life chances of victims, Icelandic authorities recognised the need to develop a more supportive approach to dealing with children's disclosures of abuse to improve conviction rates and aid victims' recovery.
The approach it created - Barnahus - has subsequently been shown to address both of these issues, and in recent years has been lauded as a model of good practice from which the UK can learn.
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