institutionalization

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Led by a Black janitor at Moshe’s theater, the town comes together to protect a deaf boy from institutionalization.

From New York Times

Forced institutionalization is weaponized against drug users already; 18.8 per cent of apprehended people in B.C. had a primary diagnosis of substance use disorder.

From Salon

Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, "coerced care," forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms.

From Salon

United Party, have floated the idea of expanding forced institutionalization to include aspects of substance use.

From Salon

The association between forced treatment and overdose has been made clear in studies of both existing pathways of involuntary institutionalization in B.C.: the criminal justice system and public health mechanisms.

From Salon