Abstract: During the phase of deepening grassroots social governance, mental health community rehabilitation services have emphasized on the integration of risk management and daily life recovery, the expansion of service socialization, and the strengthening of the systemic continuity of service connections. However, there are still numerous obstacles that make integration difficult within the interdepartmental, multidisciplinary community rehabilitation services. This study aims to explore the integration methodsbased on a participatory action research in Shenzhen Nanshan District Community Mental Health Project. The study suggests that the integration of services can be achieved by cultivating professional social workers of mental health prevention and treatment as case managers. These social workers can provide humanistic care through daily visits, establish cooperative relationships with patients and families, and improve the coordination of service mechanisms. This approach to integrated services is based on the logic of clinical-institutional integration, differing from the traditional clinically oriented biopsychosocial model by placing a stronger emphasis on the “social” dimension of integration. This approach meets the dual requirements of grassroots social governance for a person-centered approach and public safety. Moreover, because it is rooted in the community’s daily life scene, it contributes to advancing the refinement of mental health community services and the development of a secure community public space.

Key words: grassroots social governance, mental disorders, the community rehabilitation, integrated services, social work, case management