deinstitutionalization
noun
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˌtü-shə-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
-ˌtyü-
1
: the release of institutionalized individuals from institutional care (as in a psychiatric hospital) to care in the community
2
: the reform or modification of an institution to remove or disguise its institutional character
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By the 1970s, SROs were regularly vilified in the media, despite still serving as crucial housing for hundreds of thousands of people, including those with mental illness who were booted from the deinstitutionalization of asylums.
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Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The era’s deinstitutionalization policies toward the mentally ill led to the release of many former patients of psychiatric hospitals without the resources needed for their treatment.
—Ella Howard / Made By History, TIME, 10 July 2024
In the 1970s, a time of mass deinstitutionalization, former patients came together to found the Psychiatric Inmates Liberation Movement.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Decades ago, there was deinstitutionalization of those with mental illness.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
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Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The era’s deinstitutionalization policies toward the mentally ill led to the release of many former patients of psychiatric hospitals without the resources needed for their treatment.
—Ella Howard / Made By History, TIME, 10 July 2024
In the 1970s, a time of mass deinstitutionalization, former patients came together to found the Psychiatric Inmates Liberation Movement.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Decades ago, there was deinstitutionalization of those with mental illness.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
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deinstitutionalization
noun
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iza·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üsh-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌt(y)ü-shən-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-
: the release of institutionalized individuals from institutional care (as in a psychiatric hospital) to care in the community
deinstitutionalize
transitive verb
deinstitutionalized; deinstitutionalizing
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