King Mohammed VI on Wednesday launched the construction works of a regional psychosocial rehabilitation complex for people with mental health disorders in the province of Mediouna, Casablanca-Settat region.
The Project will be carried out by Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity and will require a $33 million investment.
The new center will provide housing, treatment, and psychosocial rehabilitation services aimed at supporting patients through stabilization and recovery. It will offer cognitive remediation, specialized psychotherapy, occupational activities, and vocational training designed to promote social and professional reintegration.
The regional facility, to be built on an 8-hectare site, will include a residential center with a capacity of 396 beds, including 84 for women, and a pavilion dedicated to therapeutic workshops and training.
It will house rooms for group therapy, psychology and psychiatry, sports, occupational therapy, observation and rest, professional training areas, and workshops in painting, music, and theater, in addition to a library.
The facility will also feature a health unit with rooms for psychoeducation and therapeutic education, general medicine consultations, psychiatry, psychology, dental care, and observation. It will include a logistics pavilion (kitchen, dining hall, laundry), an educational farm, sports fields, and administrative premises.
This project is part of an action plan led by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, aimed at supporting the national medical sector by strengthening existing healthcare offer, improving access to care for vulnerable populations, and integrating a complementary social approach into mechanisms for supporting patients and beneficiaries.
The complex will be built on an eight-hectare site and include a 396-bed accommodation facility, therapeutic workshops, spaces for psychological care, sports facilities, a farm, and a cultural center with art and music studios. A health unit will provide psychiatric, psychological, dental, and general medical services.
The project is scheduled for completion within 24 months.Its financing comes from a partnership between the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Ministry of Solidarity and Social Inclusion, regional and local councils, and the National Initiative for Human Development.
The project, scheduled for completion within 24 months, will be managed by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.