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Abstract: The present study Aims to Reflect on Social work intervention for Mental Health, in today's Busy Schedule of life, most of the peoples knowingly or unknowingly fall prey to some or the other mental illness. It's unfortunate to say that most of them are not aware of their mental illness and the severness increases. Peoples visits physicians for their physical illness, but are shy to visit a psychiatrist although they might be having some kind of mental disturbances. There may be various reasons for mental illness. Some Sociologist has classified Sociological Explanation of mental illness as a) Social Isolation Theory b) Role Theory and c) Labelling Theory. What so ever the reasons for mental illness may be, Eminent Psychologist and Psychiatrist has suggested some therapies as; 1) Preventive Psychiatrist: Timely crisis intervention can often prevent mental health even under stressful conditions. 2) The community Mental Health Movements: Public mental hospitals should operate within the form work of the local community mental health Programme. 3) Therapy: Individual counselling (Psychoanalysis, Behaviour Modification) Group Therapies: In this the patient becomes a member of an in-group and he gains a sense of belonging Community. Therapy Emphasis is placed on the treatment of mental patients within community, in facilities ranging from office and outpatient treatment to "half way home" and recreation centres day hospitals and night hospitals. The most important part of the medical social worker is to use direct methods. i.e. case work, group work and community organization in prevention and curative efforts of mentally ill persons. A social work should create awareness about mental illness in the community and try to eliminate the myths and stigma attachments, discrimination etc. as a case worker he should work with the patient as a counsellor and with his family, to provide support to the client for his betterment and give Emotional and Psychological strength. As a Group worker the social worker should support the Group and individuals in the group to gain a sense of belonging, how to respond to others and how others likely to perceive and react to him toward healthy interpersonal relation with society at large. As a Community organiser the psychiatric social worker should create awareness about mental disturbance, eliminate myths and stigma attachments and create a supportive movement of the community for prevention and cure of such mental illness.