Malkishua
Malkishua
מלכישוע | |
|---|---|
Rehabilitation village | |
Malkishua Malkishua | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′19″N 35°24′48″E / 32.43861°N 35.41333°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern District |
| Regional council | Valley of Springs |
| Established | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • CEO (operator) | Uria Gan[1][2] |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 243 |
| Website | malkishua |
Malkishua (Hebrew: מלכישוע) is an Israeli drug and alcohol rehabilitation village located on Mount Gilboa in north-eastern Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of the Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 243.[3]
The village is operated by the non-profit Neve Malkishua Association (Hebrew: עמותת נוה מלכישוע).[4]
History
Malkishua was established in 1990 on a joint initiative of Israel's national anti-drug authority (then commonly referred to in English as the National Authority for the War on Drugs and Alcohol) and the regional council.[4] According to the organization's published history, in March 1991 the Neve Malkishua Association was registered and became the operating body of the village.[5]
The name Malkishua refers to Malchishua, a son of Saul, who is described in the Bible as falling on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2).[6]
The youth treatment framework began operating in the mid-1990s.[7] The village later expanded its services to additional populations and programs.[8]
Leadership
Uria Gan has been described as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Neve Malkishua Association (operator of the village) in multiple public profiles and institutional publications.[1][2][9]
Treatment model and services
Malkishua provides residential rehabilitation services that are described by the operator as being based on the therapeutic community model, with separate frameworks for different age groups and needs.[8] The organization describes services that include:
- Adult therapeutic community;[10]
- Youth therapeutic community;[11]
- Young-adult programs (e.g., "Afik");[12]
- A detox/physical rehabilitation unit.[13]
Malkishua is referenced in international drug policy reporting as a therapeutic community in Israel that reported admission profiles of young males in the early 2010s.[14]
Research and publications
Malkishua has been used as a setting or recruitment site in peer-reviewed research on substance use and rehabilitation, including studies describing participants from Malkishua in Israel.[15][16]
Malkishua also appears as a location in registered clinical research listings involving substance use disorder interventions.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Uria Gan". Fulbright Israel. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Virginia Commonwealth University Welcomes 2024-2025 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows". National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics (settlements)". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "About". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Our history". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 593.
- ^ Fischer, Benny. Creating the Educational Therapeutic Community for Youths at Malkishua (1995–1997) (PDF) (PhD thesis). Eötvös Loránd University. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Our communities". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Tour and discussion at the therapeutic community Malkishua (meeting transcript)". Open Knesset (OKnesset). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Adult community". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Youth community". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "The "Afik" community". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Detox unit". Neve Malkishua Association (official website). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Israel: country overview". European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Ohana, D.; et al. (2016). "Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone add-on therapy on mood, craving, and relapse in poly-drug users: a randomized clinical trial" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rabinovitz, S.; et al. (2018). "The effects of craving on implicit cognitive mechanisms among alcohol-dependent patients in a therapeutic community setting". Therapeutic Communities. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "F-CaST for Individuals With Substance Use Disorder (NCT05647863)". ClinicalTrials.gov. Retrieved 1 February 2026.