Why closing large institutions was only part of the answer.
Closing the building did not finish the work.
Deinstitutionalisation moved people away from large institutions toward community living.
For many this meant freedom. For others it meant inadequate support in a different setting.
Awareverse asks what life actually looks like after policy change.
When looking at deinstitutionalisation, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?