Background. SMD refers to diagnosable mental, emotional and/or behavioral disorder that causes serious impairment. These deficiencies often lead to an inability to maintain a lucrative activity, poor social support, repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness, incarceration and coexisting substance use disorders. Community Mental Health care focuses on providing services within the community, close to people’s homes, organized promptly and used in case of need. It offers a series of medical, social services in the form of integrated care, in order to optimize the possibilities to recover of the person with SMD. Material and Methods. Review of national and international guides about rehabilitation within CMH services. The use of multifunctional questionnaires to elucidate the psycho-social peculiarities of patients with SMDs. Research subject: 40 beneficiaries of CMHC Buiucani with SMDs. Inclusion criteria: disease duration of at least 5 years.Results. CMH rehabilitation program eliminates/ameliorates some of the worst side effects of institutional care because the person is never totally removed from the community. It permits utilization of a variety of therapeutic techniques such as family therapy, part-time hospitalization, crisis intervention. It makes a significant difference in rates of preventive care, health, and costrelated outcomes. Conclusion. It has been tested and proved that inclusion of mental health issues in CMH rehabilitation programs is possible, readily available cost effective and help building an environment where people with SMD access their entitlements and enjoy equal opportunities for full participation in their own communities.