M4 · Architecture
M4
Slide 20
SYNTHESIS
Integrative Synthesis
Integrated Health and Social Care for People
1 · From Fragmentation to Coherence
People experiencing homelessness rarely navigate a single problem.
They navigate:

Chronic illness

Mental health conditions

Substance use

Housing instability

Income insecurity

Legal and administrative barriers

Fragmented systems treat these separately. Integrated systems recognise their interaction.
Fragmentation produces:

Repeated emergency admissions

Discharge to homelessness

Poor treatment adherence

Service dropout

Housing loss

Integration is therefore not optional — it is corrective.