Deinstitutionalization refers to __________.
A)preparing a person for entry into a mental hospital
B)discharging patients from mental hospitals directly into the community
C)removing mental illnesses from coverage under insanity defenses in the criminal law
D)making sure that juveniles do not serve time in prisons for adults
E)social practices that no longer have salience

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Deinstitutionalization refers to the policy of discharging patients from mental hospitals directly into the community, often with the intention of integrating them back into society and providing more community-based mental health services.

Deinstitutionalization Refers to __________