Deinstitutionalization refers to
A)the demolition of most old mental hospitals.
B)the release of people from mental hospitals into local communities.
C)the integration of mental hospitals on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender.
D)the combining of mental hospitals and prisons in one facility.

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Deinstitutionalization refers to the movement of people with mental illnesses out of large institutions and into community-based mental health treatment. This has been the goal of mental health advocates for decades and has resulted in the closure of many old mental hospitals.

Deinstitutionalization Refers to