[A reflection on services to families in which the mother suffers from a mental disorder]. / Réflexion sur les services aux familles dont la mère souffre d'un trouble de santé mentale (TSM).

This article presents results of a research conducted in Québec City between 2004 and 2006. The objective of this study was to examine services to families in which the mother suffers from a mental disorder. The authors examine the experiences and perspectives of parents with a mental disorder, spouses and children on the services offered to families ; the study also examines the organisation, the basis and the context of actions and interactions between stakeholders of various sectors of services to families with a parent with severe mental illness. The authors conclude that despite Quebec's good intentions, members of families in which the mother suffers from a mental disorder do not benefit from a truly comprehensive family-focused approach.

[Mentally ill and criminalized: testimony of a dual marginalization]. / A la fois malade et criminalisé : témoignage d'une double marginalisation.

Based on two open-ended interviews with people suffering from a mental illness and who have been incarcerated, this article explores their perspectives on both health and justice systems. In their view, there is a divide between the needs of people with mental health problems and the care that is offered. The difficult juncture between needs and services seems to have numerous explanations (prejudice, lack of training of personnel, difficult administrative process, lack of communication between "inside" and "outside"); and the elements that could facilitate this juncture appear to be scarce (mutual help among inmates, community based mental help organizations).