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Impact of Deinstitutionalization

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Find at least one article from the internet that demonstrates the impact of deinstitutionalization on local communities.

How is the local community dealing with the problems that arise due to deinstitutionalization such as homeless, crime, and the spread of communicable disease?

What service do you think can be added or improved in the local community to help mentally ill?

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//Before discussing about the impact of Deinstitutionalization, we will first of all, discuss the precise meaning of the 'Deinstitutionalization', so that we will easily understand the purpose behind this trend. We should know that those persons who were suffering from these kinds of disabilities were restricted from proper communication, mobility, and ability to take care of themselves So, firstly I will write on the Deinstitutionalization under the heading of the Introduction, for example: \

Introduction:

Deinstitutionalization can be defined as a long-term movement flourished in the late 20th century, in which a smaller amount of people lived as patients in mental hospitals and fewer mental health remedies were provided in public hospitals. The purpose behind this trend was closing public hospitals and thus transferring patients to community-based mental health services.

People suffering from these kinds of disabilities were restricted from proper communication, mobility, and ability to take care of ...

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