The number of people being treated for mental illness keeps increasing but there are less people in hospitals or institutions. Deinstitutionalization was an attempt to return people to society so that they could lead productive lives. Some people believe that deinstitutionalization has made the lives of the mentally ill worse since they often live in substandard living conditions and are the victims of crime. What are your thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with the push for deinstitutionalization?

Explanation:

first if that was an Essay u have to ask urself first what is Deinstitutionalization? Well, Deinstitutionalisation is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability. In the late 20th century, it led to the closure of many psychiatric hospitals, as patients were increasingly cared for at home, in halfway houses and clinics, in regular hospitals, or not at all. Actually Deinstitutionalization has progressed since the mid-1950’s. Although it has been successful for many individuals, it has been a failure for others. Evidence of system failure is apparent in the increase in homelessness and acts of violence among those with severe mental illness. Those for whom deinstitutionalization has failed are increasingly re-admitted to hospitals. It is common to find persons who have been hospitalized 20 times over a 10 year period. Tragically, there are more persons with mental illness in jails and prisons than there are in state hospitals (4).

so, in conclusion I think that Deinstitutionalization might be effective for some people and the others might not work with them it depends on how the person actually responds. I might agree with the push for Deinstitutionalization because it helped a lot of people