Bayti Association for Child Protection and Reintegration
Pioneering public-utility non-profit providing psychological care, protective shelter, and social reintegration for vulnerable children and youth.
About and missions
Founded in May 1995 and recognized as a public-utility organization in December of that year by Dr Najat M’jid, Bayti Association ("My Home") provides an integrated medical, psychological, and social response for children facing family breakdown, street situations, or severe exploitation. The organization approaches child protection as a holistic reconstruction of personal resilience, combining specialist psychological trauma support, healthcare, remedial education, and family mediation aimed at safe reunification whenever viable.
Support and services
Specialist psychological consultations and treatment for childhood psychological trauma.
Day and night street outreach teams establishing contact and assessing critical emergencies.
Emergency reception and transitional residential shelters in Sidi Bernoussi.
Art therapy, expressive physical workshops, and remedial educational catch-up classes.
Family mediation unit facilitating safe reconciliation and sustainable home return.
Vocational skills training and independent living mentorship for older adolescents.
Day and night street outreach teams establishing contact and assessing critical emergencies.
Emergency reception and transitional residential shelters in Sidi Bernoussi.
Art therapy, expressive physical workshops, and remedial educational catch-up classes.
Family mediation unit facilitating safe reconciliation and sustainable home return.
Vocational skills training and independent living mentorship for older adolescents.
How to access support
Emergency admission for a child in danger is immediate, unconditional, and available around the clock. Referrals proceed via social services, hospital pediatric units, judicial authorities, or citizen reporting. For scheduled psychological consultations or educational guidance, parents and guardians are invited to reach out by phone or visit the Sidi Bernoussi central facility.
Audiences supported
Children
Young people
Families and relatives
Team and specialists
Multidisciplinary team of clinical child psychologists specialized in developmental trauma, specialized social educators, caseworkers, nurses, vocational mentors, and legal advisors.
Network and partnerships
Contracted partner of the Ministry of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family, the Ministry of Health, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, Entraide Nationale, and UNICEF.
Areas served
Headquarters: Casablanca
Scope: National
Regions: Casablanca-Settat · Rabat-Salé-Kénitra · Marrakech-Safi · Fès-Meknès
Cities: Casablanca · Kénitra · Essaouira · Meknès
Areas served are distinct from reception points. Check the listed addresses before visiting.Psychological Care for Childhood Developmental Trauma
Children who have experienced life on the street or endured extreme neglect suffer severe disruption to their foundational sense of safety, self-worth, and relational attachment. Bayti’s clinical approach utilizes individual psychotherapeutic sessions and group expressive therapies to facilitate trauma processing, providing secure emotional scaffolding prior to cognitive and academic catch-up.
Street Outreach and Nighttime Interventions
Outreach caseworkers operate directly in public spaces, railway stations, and urban fringe areas where marginalized youth congregate. This field engagement is conducted patiently and voluntarily, breaking through deep-seated mistrust, dispensing primary healthcare, and offering a credible alternative to life on the street through transitional shelter.
Family Mediation and Sustainable Reunification
At Bayti, residential sheltering is understood as an intermediate protective phase rather than a permanent placement. Social investigators conduct careful tracing of relatives, analyze root factors precipitating separation (extreme poverty, abuse, domestic conflict), and mediate restorative steps. Sustained multi-year post-reunification follow-up ensures continuing schooling and emotional stability.