Malkishua ( he, מלכישוע) is a
drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general intent i ...
centre in the form of a village in north-eastern
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located on Mount Malkishua in the
Gilboa, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Valley of Springs Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The centre was established by the National Authority for the War on Drugs and the regional council in 1990, and was named after Malkishua, the son of King Saul, who fell here in the Mount of Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2). In 1995 a youth treatment facility was added, and in 2002, Kedem, a centre for religious youths, was founded. The centre is today run by "Amutat Neve Malkishua" under the authority of the
Ministry of Welfare & Social Services.
Prior to the establishment of the centre, there had been a kibbutz,
Meirav
Meirav ( he, מֵירַב) is a religious kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the downward slopes of Mount Gilboa around ten kilometres southwest of Beit She'an and less than 500 metres from the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of ...
, on the mount. However, the kibbutz moved to its present location on Mount Avinadav in 1987.
References
External links
Official website
{{Valley of Springs Regional Council
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers
Populated places established in 1990
Villages in Israel
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
Addiction organizations in Israel
1990 establishments in Israel