The concept of deinstitutionalization was established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1994.

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The concept of deinstitutionalization actually began in the 1960s as a movement to move individuals with mental illness out of psychiatric institutions and into community-based care. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974 did include provisions for deinstitutionalization of youth in the justice system, but not the establishment of the concept itself.

The Concept of Deinstitutionalization Was Established by the Juvenile Justice