This study is focusing on the social representations of families with students with a mental disorder, in the light of their inclusion in a regular school class. The students participated in a special education program in the city of Indaiatuba: the central objective of this program is the inclusion of their students in a regular school class. Two descriptive case studies were realized, based on a recorded, semi-structured interview with the mothers of a program participant. The mothers declared that the education and health professionals ignored the objectives of Inclusive Education and that no intersectoral discussions took place and no complementary actions were taken to reduce the suffering of the students and to broaden the context of their social inclusion.
Education; Mental Health; Social Inclusion