institutionalization

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“If the VA dramatically changes policy away from the proven and comprehensive assistance, and VA shifts towards a one-size-fits-all immediate institutionalization, then Veterans may avoid VA employees.”

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

The third piece of the Cicero platform is to expand civil commitment laws, which permit the involuntary hospitalization or institutionalization of people with mental illnesses.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

Medical understanding of autism is in its infancy, and treatment is only a generation removed from institutionalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Her uncle took the secret of his mother’s institutionalization to his grave, Arnold said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Legal rulings empowered people with developmental disabilities to refuse treatment and created rights for the mentally disabled that made forced institutionalization much less common.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson