TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to review an evidence-based tool for training child forensic interviewers called the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Protocol (NICHD Protocol), with a specific focus on how the Protocol is being adapted in various countries. Design/methodology/approach– The authors include international contributions from experienced trainers, practitioners, and scientists, who are already using the Protocol or whose national or regional procedures have been directly influenced by the NICHD Protocol research (Canada, Finland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, and USA). Throughout the review, these experts comment on: how and when the Protocol was adopted in their country; who uses it; training procedures; challenges to implementation and translation; and other pertinent aspects. The authors aim to further promote good interviewing practice by sharing the experiences of these international experts. Findings– The NICHD Protocol can be easily incorporated into existing training programs worldwide and is available for free. It was originally developed in English and Hebrew and is available in several other languages. Originality/value– This paper reviews an evidence-based tool for training child forensic interviewers called the NICHD Protocol. It has been extensively studied and reviewed over the past 20 years. This paper is unique in that it brings together practitioners who are actually responsible for training forensic interviewers and conducting forensic interviews from all around the world. VL - 1 IS - 2 SN - 2056-3841 DO - 10.1108/JCRPP-01-2015-0001 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRPP-01-2015-0001 AU - La Rooy David AU - Brubacher Sonja P AU - Aromäki-Stratos Anu AU - Cyr Mireille AU - Hershkowitz Irit AU - Korkman Julia AU - Myklebust Trond AU - Naka Makiko AU - Peixoto Carlos E. AU - Roberts Kim P AU - Stewart Heather AU - Lamb Michael E PY - 2015 Y1 - 2015/01/01 TI - The NICHD protocol: a review of an internationally-used evidence-based tool for training child forensic interviewers T2 - Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 76 EP - 89 Y2 - 2024/05/07 ER -