Deinstitutionalization refers to

a. the demolition of most old mental hospitals.
b. the release of people from mental hospitals into local communities.
c. the integration of mental hospitals on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender.
d. the combining of mental hospitals and prisons in one facility.


(Answer: b)

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