It is well known fact that rehabilitation in mental health is a complex and broad issue that is yet to be explored scientifically. On the other hand, it is an eye-catching term, laudable slogan and widely pronounced jargon, but rarely, it finds its real meaning in practice. Vardaan Foundation with the help of royal Netherlands agencies and subsequently with support of IIMA, devised a hospital based community rehabilitation model. The idea is to address the issues related to rehabilitation, and issues of psychiatric and psychosocial support, social integration of the patient, who have received mental health treatment in the community with structural integration of existing hospital, with the hope to provide momentum to the rehabilitation initiatives in the hospital for mental health. The project aims to enhance the skills of the mental health patients to earn their livelihood and enjoy economic liberty. It also advocates for the social integration of such patients in the family through community-based volunteers and through structural alliances of public and private institutions. The Management of Trustees have deputed Dr. Harshit Sinha to materialize the project. The report is divided into three volumes. The first volume explains the rehabilitation model, components, and strategies. The report is available online at http://varfound.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/FinalMH_vol11.pdf