Rabat \u2014 King Mohammed VI inaugurated on Wednesday the construction of a major regional mental health facility in Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar in Mediouna Province, near Casablanca.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The MAD 300 million ($33.02 million) complex, developed by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, will provide comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation services for people with mental health conditions.<\/p>\n
Spanning 8 hectares, the facility will feature 396 beds, therapeutic workshops, vocational training centers, and a health pool for psychiatric care and general medicine.<\/p>\n
Designed to support patient stabilization and recovery through cognitive remediation and occupational activities, the complex aims to facilitate social and professional reintegration of patients.<\/p>\n
The facility\u2019s therapeutic and training pavilion is set to house group therapy rooms, psychology and psychiatry consultation spaces, sports facilities, and ergotherapy rooms.<\/p>\n
Vocational training spaces will have creative therapy workshops, including painting, music, and theater, as well as a hair salon and library to support diverse therapeutic approaches.<\/p>\n
The project is the fruit of a financial partnership between multiple government ministries, regional councils, and the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) and is scheduled for completion within 24 months.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, management of that facility will fall under the responsibility of both the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the Ministry of Solidarity, Social Integration, and Family.<\/p>\n
This initiative is set to boost Morocco\u2019s commitment to strengthening mental healthcare infrastructure and, particularly, improving access to services for vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n
Once completed, the facility is designed to provide integrated services dedicated to supporting patients throughout their stabilization and recovery journey, with a mission that centers on delivering cognitive remediation, specialized psychotherapies, and occupational activities aimed at facilitating social and professional reintegration.<\/p>\n
The complex will also include a logistics pavilion housing kitchen, dining hall, and laundry services, alongside an educational farm, sports fields, and administrative offices.<\/p>\n
Part of broader healthcare strategy<\/b><\/p>\n
This initiative forms part of an extensive action plan led by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity to support Morocco\u2019s medical sector.<\/p>\n
The foundation works on strengthening existing healthcare offerings, improving access to care for vulnerable populations, and integrating complementary social approaches into patient and beneficiary support mechanisms.<\/p>\n
It also has consistently implemented proximity support mechanisms adapted to people with mental and psychological disorders, encompassing reception, counseling, educational and social supervision, treatment, and skills reinforcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rabat \u2014 King Mohammed VI inaugurated on Wednesday the construction of a major regional mental health facility in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":273704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[141769,210,141770,517,110950,141771,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-273703","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-casablanca","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-king-mohammed-vi","11":"tag-mental-health","12":"tag-mental-health-center","13":"tag-mental-health-complex","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115308480639608025","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}