As it is currently administered, the practice of the deinstitutionalization of the mentally disordered:
A) has committed hundreds of thousands of people to mental hospitals who do not belong there.
B) is based on close monitoring of the mentally disordered so that every one takes his/her medication, ensuring their safety and mental health, and the
safety of the general public.
C) involves housing all formerly incarcerated mental patients in halfway houses administered by mental heal professions, for a period of time after
their release, to ensure a smooth transition into the community.
D) began as a progressive, humane measure to help the mentally disordered, but became a means of reducing government budgets, thereby "dumping"
the mentally ill onto the street.
E) none of the above
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