deinstitutionalize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/
(also deinstitutionalise)

verb

[with object]
  • discharge (a long-term inmate) from an institution such as a psychiatric hospital or prison: the changes aim to deinstitutionalize mentally ill people (as adjective deinstitutionalized) the deinstitutionalized mentally ill

Derivatives

deinstitutionalization

noun