M3 · Social Integration
M3
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APPLIED PRACTICE
Applied Practice
Mapping Your Local Integration Ecosystem
This applied exercise transforms conceptual knowledge into systemic analysis. Use the domains below as a framework to map services and gaps in your own context.
Step I – Identify Key Integration Domains
Map the actors and services in your local context across the following domains:
Housing provision
(social housing, Housing First, private rental mediation)
NGOs and outreach services
Social benefits administration
Peer involvement structures
Employment and vocational support
Municipal coordination mechanisms
Legal aid and eviction prevention
Health service integration
Step II – Analyse Structural Gaps
Reflect:
Where are the strongest coordination mechanisms?
Where do individuals fall between sectors?
Is Housing First implemented with full support fidelity?
Are eviction prevention systems proactive or reactive?
Are peer roles formalised or symbolic?
Step III – Identify Risk Points in the System
Consider:
What happens at hospital discharge?
What happens when rent arrears begin?
What happens when someone loses employment?
Who coordinates complex cases?
Identify at least one critical fragmentation point.
Step IV – Integration Leverage
Answer:
If one structural change were introduced in your local system, which would most improve long-term integration outcomes?
Examples:
Stronger eviction early warning
Integrated data sharing
Formal peer employment structures
Cross-sector case management teams
Housing–health discharge protocol
Step V – Mini Strategic Recommendation
Write 4–6 sentences proposing: One realistic improvement · Which actors would need to cooperate · What barriers might arise · How success could be measured