OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Special Feature Integration is an omnibus concept, defined in many ways. There can be financial, structural and/or clinical practice integration. Integration that is financial (benefit packages, "carve-ins", shared risk pools or other incentives) or structural (services delivered under the umbrella of the same organization, behavioral health specialty services co-located with primary care services) does not necessarily assure clinical integration. However, clinical integration can be difficult to achieve without financing mechanisms and structures or infrastructure that support the collaborative effort. For example, recent implementation of parity legislation in . . .