A new home for young people with mental health problems is to be built in the West of Scotland.
Skye House is a new purpose-built home on the Stobhill Hospital site in Glasgow, which provides a range of services for young people aged 12-18 years who have serious mental health problems.
The new facility will replace the existing West of Scotland Adolescent Inpatient Unit at Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow.
The cost of the new facility is to be £7.6 million and will have 22 beds and two short-stay beds for young people.
Young people will receive inpatient care for conditions like severe depression, eating disorders, psychosis and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Patients will also be able to use the gym, fully equipped classrooms, gardens and families will be able to stay overnight in purpose-built accommodation.
Many staff and patients of the old facility gave ideas to the planners on what features to include in the new design.
Former patient Lorna, who spent 16 months in the existing adolescent ward, made suggestions to the architects about the interior design of Skye House.
She said in a statement: "I suggested lots of space, big windows and lots of natural light and colours, to make it less like a hospital environment.
"I said that they should make it more homey so that people who are here long-term don't feel like they are in an institution."
Dr Heather Gardiner, psychiatrist at Skye House, said: "This new accommodation really is outstanding and will lead to substantial improvements in their care and treatment for this group of patients. Many of our patients can stay with us for many months so an environment conducive to recovery and stability is crucial.
"Skye House offers a unique and unrivalled ability to offer our patients what they have never had before - a home away from home."
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