Project: INclusive Holistic carE for REfugee and migrant victims of sexual violence in Belgium, Sweden and UK

2019-11-01 – 2021-10-31

Abstract

INHeRE aims to improve holistic care for migrants, applicants of international protection (AIPS) and refugees (MAR) who have been sexually victimized (SV) and/or sex trafficked (ST), regardless of their sex, gender, sexual orientation, legal and/or protection status. The objectives are:

1) Build capacity and enhance the culturally/diversity-competent practices of 5 key professional groups (asylum reception staff, nurses & psychologists at SACCs, police authorities, follow-up psychologists and cultural intermediators/interpreters) working with MAR by providing online and onsite training.

2) Align national policies with EU regulations and guidelines for the safe reporting of SV regardless of legal status.

3) Bridge the competencies, practices and policies across professions to streamline the care pathways.

INHeRE’ participatory approach will produce: 1 good practice checklist for detection, referral and care at asylum reception facilities, 1 script for police SV&ST MAR hearings, 1 optimized remote interpreting system, 1 online capacity building platform hosting 8 MOOCs (150 professionals trained), 4 Training of Trainers (60 professionals trained who will give each 2 follow-on sessions), 1 cartography of national policies, laws and procedures on safe reporting, 1 safe reporting procedure for undocumented MAR victims. Our guiding frameworks are the Community Based Participatory Research and the Acceptability Frameworks by Levesque (2013) and Sekhon (2017). All training materials are produced by 3 partner countries (PC) and published in 4 EU languages. Strong coordination and management is ensured through monthly consortium meetings, and 5 Implementation and Community Advisory Board (ICAB) meetings in 3 PCs. All partners, ICAB members, and experts will disseminate the project website, online training tools and procedures, and policy brief(s) in their networks and at the final INHeRE seminar (100 participants) and workshop at the 2020 ICSOR conference (50 participants).