Turning A-listed Capelrig House in Newton Mearns into a centre for excellence to help children recover from traumatic experiences is set to cost the council an extra £780,000.
East Renfrewshire Council has been working with charity Children 1st on plans for a “pioneering” ‘Childs House for Healing’ — billed as Scotland’s first Barnahus, an internationally recognised approach, first developed in Iceland, to protect children’s rights to justice and recovery.
Officials have recommended councillors agree to provide more funding and push ahead with the project as it is of “significant importance”.
