The centre has been designed to be safe and welcoming so that children feel at ease as they give evidence and receive care.
Child victims of violence and abuse will be given support at Scotland’s first “Bairns Hoose” which could save them going to courts and police stations to give evidence.
The Children 1st Bairns Hoose has been designed in a trauma-sensitive way to feel safe and welcoming so that children feel at ease as they give evidence, receive medical care, take part in child protection processes and get support to recover from their experiences.Mary Glasgow, chief executive of Children 1st, said: “It feels like an incredible achievement to be opening Scotland’s first Bairns Hoose today.
Children who have experience of current child protection systems say the Bairns Hoose will be “life-changing”.
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