institutionalize

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Rather, it was an escape for Monroe, who spent time in an orphanage when her mother, Gladys Baker, and her maternal grandparents were institutionalized for mental health.

From Salon

From the 18th century and continuing as late as the 1960s, networks of boarding schools institutionalized the legal kidnapping, abuse, and forced cultural assimilation of Indigenous children in North America.

From Seattle Times

Others were institutionalized against their will because of the war.

From Washington Post

Olson said he was in the program for about six months when the school recommended he be institutionalized.

From Seattle Times

Community and technical colleges specialize in serving historically under-resourced students, and that means they are key to helping our community combat institutionalized racism and injustice.

From Seattle Times