, ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁att itudes ▁of ▁society ▁toward ▁mental ▁ill ness . ▁With ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁community - based ▁mental ▁health ▁system , ▁the ▁stage ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" de - inst itution al ization ▁movement ". ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁present , ▁Tor rance ▁State ▁Hospital ▁has ▁continued ▁its ▁evolution , ▁ever ▁decre asing ▁its ▁census ▁by ▁aff ording ▁patients ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁res ume ▁community ▁living . ▁The ▁Long ▁Term ▁Care ▁Unit , ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁Sk illed ▁N urs ing ▁Fac ility , ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁the ▁M ental ▁Ret ard ation ▁Unit , ▁which ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁located ▁at ▁Tor rance ▁State ▁Hospital , ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Un used ▁buildings ▁As ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁psych iat ric ▁and ▁long - term ▁care ▁b eds ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁hospital ▁has ▁decre ased ▁and ▁avail ability ▁of ▁community ▁supports ▁has ▁increased , ▁some ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁plant ▁have ▁been ▁converted ▁to ▁other ▁uses ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁West ▁Sec ure ▁Tre at ment ▁Unit , ▁a ▁facility ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁W elf are ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Children , ▁Family ▁and ▁Youth ▁for ▁adj ud ic ated ▁ju ven iles ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁First ▁Link , ▁a ▁consumer - oper ated ▁Drop