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

If it goes awry, it could turn the clock back to the dark days of mass institutionalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Thus the informal Torricellian network marks the effective beginning of the institutionalization of science, driven by the conviction that collaboration and exchange would lead to more rapid progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton