deinstitutionalized
Freed from institutional care
Deinstitutionalized describes someone who has been released from long-term institutional care—typically a psychiatric hospital, prison, or similar facility—back into the community.
The word also describes policies or systems that have undergone deinstitutionalization: deinstitutionalized mental health care shifted patients to outpatient treatment.
The term often appears in discussions of homelessness and inadequate community support for formerly institutionalized populations.
Release of substance outward
- releaseTo let go
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- readjustmentModifying something again
- placementPutting somewhere specific
follow-up · case management · housing assistance · outpatient · aftercare · supported living · group home · halfway house
Improve by correcting faults
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- integrationCombining into a whole
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- advocacyPleading for a cause
rights · funding · accountability · oversight · infrastructure · civil rights · federal policy · systemic change
Control over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
life skills · self-care · self-advocacy · independent living · personal agency · choice · community participation · normalization
Local psychological services network
- outpatient servicesTreatment without overnight stay
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- medication managementCoordinating drug therapy safely
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
peer support · crisis intervention · cognitive-behavioral therapy · day programs · drop-in center · holistic care
Lasting limitation from youth
- intellectual disabilityImpaired reasoning and adaptive skills
- group homeSupervised shared residence
- WillowbrookCompound place name
- person-centeredEmphasizing individual needs first
inclusion · special education · vocational training · normalization · guardianship
Unjust differential treatment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- social exclusionDenial of societal participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
prejudice · misconception · bias · ostracism · shame · alienation · visibility · public perception
discharge
Release of substance outward
- releaseTo let go
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- readjustmentModifying something again
placement · follow-up · case management · housing assistance · outpatient · aftercare · supported living · group home · halfway house · step-down
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- integrationCombining into a whole
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
advocacy · rights · funding · accountability · oversight · infrastructure · civil rights · federal policy · systemic change · downsizing
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
self-sufficiency · life skills · self-care · self-advocacy · independent living · personal agency · choice · community participation · normalization · inclusion
community mental health
Local psychological services network
- outpatient servicesTreatment without overnight stay
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- medication managementCoordinating drug therapy safely
support groups · peer support · crisis intervention · cognitive-behavioral therapy · day programs · drop-in center · holistic care
developmental disability
Lasting limitation from youth
- intellectual disabilityImpaired reasoning and adaptive skills
- group homeSupervised shared residence
- WillowbrookCompound place name
person-centered · inclusion · special education · vocational training · normalization · guardianship
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- social exclusionDenial of societal participation
marginalization · prejudice · misconception · bias · ostracism · shame · alienation · visibility · public perception · NIMBY
deinstitutionalizedinstitutionalized
Made formally standard
committed · confined · incarcerated · hospitalized · admitted
deinstitutionalizedreinstitutionalized
Placed back in institution
institutionalized · centralized · consolidated · recentralized · recommitted
deinstitutionalize, deinstitutionalizing, deinstitutionalization