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deinstitutionalization
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de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion (d-nst-tsh-n-l-zshn)
n.
The release of institutionalized people, especially mental health patients, from an institution for placement and care in the community.
de·insti·tution·al·ize v.
deinstitutionalization
[dē·in′stityo̅o̅′shənal′īzā′shən]
Etymology: L, de + instituere, to put in place
a change in the location and focus of mental health care from an institutional to a community setting.


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Since the process of deinstitutionalisation in the 1980's, this group has experienced a lack of resources as well as debilitating social stigma, as they struggle to find their way in a community which can be rejecting and unsupportive.
Housing support for people living with mental illness by St. John, Winsome / Australian Nursing Journal
As a consequence of the deinstitutionalisation of people with disabilities and the ageing of the population in the past 25 years, the number of young people fulfilling the role of carer for a relative has increased.
Young carers and education: identifying the barriers to satisfactory ... by Moore, Tim / Youth Studies Australia
Increased autonomy and choice, the very essence of community living, and the founding premise of deinstitutionalisation, is often lacking.
An institution by any other name by Australian Nursing Journal
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