Group Jameel Saudi Basis introduced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Nationwide Centre for Psychological Well being Promotion via the Jameel Arts & Well being Lab to harness the ability of the humanities to enhance the psychological well being and wellbeing of individuals within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Formalising the partnership between the three organisations, the MoU marks a key step in the direction of embedding evidence-based arts methods into mainstream psychological well being companies within the Kingdom, immediately supporting Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030’s Well being Sector Transformation and High quality of Life programmes, which intention to enhance well being outcomes for the Saudi inhabitants.
Below the MoU, the companions will frequently organise psychological well being, tradition and humanities instructional coaching programs for healthcare suppliers with the purpose of bettering high quality of life for people, and enhancing consciousness of the function of the humanities in enhancing healthcare.
In December 2025, the Jameel Arts and Well being Lab, in partnership with New York College (NYU), one of many founding companions of the lab, delivered ‘Introduction to Arts and Well being’, the primary arts-in-health coaching in Saudi Arabia, at Hayy Jameel in Jeddah that introduced collectively 40 contributors, together with native and worldwide stakeholders inside the psychological healthcare sector. The course helped contributors discover new prospects of utilising the humanities in healthcare to serve youngsters, the aged and healthcare employees inside a Saudi context.
Stephen Stapleton, co-director of the Jameel Arts & Well being Lab, mentioned: “This MoU signifies a deep dedication to systemic change. By partnering with the NCMHP and Group Jameel Saudi Basis, we’re making certain that evidence-based and culturally responsive abilities are embedded immediately inside Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector, strengthening well being methods and group resilience at scale.”
Dr Might Taibah, member of the board of trustees at Group Jameel Saudi Basis’s Board of Trustees member, mentioned: “Collaboration and partnerships are a core element of our values, and we imagine of their energy to attain our mutual targets. This settlement and the ensuing initiatives will complement our ongoing programmes in the neighborhood wellbeing pillar, the place we spend money on utilising progressive instruments and fashions of care to help the Saudi group.”
Dr AbdulHameed Alhabeeb, basic supervisor on the Nationwide Centre for Psychological Well being Promotion: “NCMHP’s participation on this collaboration stems from our mandate in selling psychological well being in Saudi Arabia. We try to localise profitable worldwide evidence-based practices in psychological healthcare. Furthermore, we extremely worth the function of unbiased initiatives that align with our targets from the non-profit sector, and stay up for activating the function of arts and tradition in bettering psychological well being within the Kingdom.”
This partnership builds upon the momentum established through the Therapeutic Arts Arabia Roundtable in 2023, hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Well being, the outcomes of which laid the muse for right now’s collaboration.
The Jameel Arts & Well being Lab was launched in 2023 by the World Well being Group, NYU Steinhardt, Group Jameel, a global organisation advancing science and studying for communities to thrive based by Mohammed Jameel KBE, and CULTURUNNERS, and continues its mission to drive the combination of arts into healthcare globally.
In October 2025, the Jameel Arts & Well being Lab unveiled a photograph essay, the primary a part of the Jameel Arts & Well being Lab-Lancet world collection on the well being advantages of the humanities, on the International Well being Discussion board and Exhibition in Riyadh.
