deinstitutionalizing
Dismantling confined care
Deinstitutionalizing is the process of moving people out of large institutions—typically psychiatric hospitals, care facilities, or prisons—and into community-based settings or independent living arrangements.
The term gained prominence in the mid-20th century as mental health reform shifted toward outpatient treatment.
Critics note that deinstitutionalizing without adequate community support can leave vulnerable populations homeless or without proper care.
The state has been deinstitutionalizing patients for decades, with mixed results.
Including in standard settings
- community livingResiding together intentionally
- integrationCombining into a whole
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- accessibilityEase of approach
inclusive education · belonging · desegregation · anti-discrimination · civil rights · equal opportunity · social inclusion · universal design
Control over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
- choiceAct of selecting
- independenceFreedom from external control
person-centered · decision-making · self-advocacy · consent · dignity · self-management · peer support · lived experience
Restoration to a group
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- supported housingHomes with assistance available
- group homesShared supervised residences
- halfway housesSupervised post-incarceration residences
step-down · aftercare · outpatient · case management · life skills training · community mental health · day programs · continuity of care
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- activismDirect effort for reform
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
disability rights · closure · downsizing · paradigm shift · grassroots · awareness · social justice
mainstreaming
Including in standard settings
- community livingResiding together intentionally
- integrationCombining into a whole
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
accessibility · inclusive education · belonging · desegregation · anti-discrimination · civil rights · equal opportunity · social inclusion · universal design
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
- choiceAct of selecting
independence · person-centered · decision-making · self-advocacy · consent · dignity · self-management · peer support · lived experience · self-regulation
reintegration
Restoration to a group
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- supported housingHomes with assistance available
- group homesShared supervised residences
halfway houses · step-down · aftercare · outpatient · case management · life skills training · community mental health · day programs · continuity of care
policy change
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- activismDirect effort for reform
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
human rights · disability rights · closure · downsizing · paradigm shift · grassroots · awareness · social justice
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Establishing as formal practice
committing · confining · incarcerating · hospitalizing · admitting
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Establishing as formal practice
formalizing · systematizing · centralizing · bureaucratizing · establishing
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