Detention of asylum seekers: The experience of families

Principal investigator: Christine Gervais

Co-researchers:
Isabel Côté (Prof. Université du Québec en Outaouais)
Grace Chammas (Prof. Université du Québec en Outaouais)
Pierre Pariseau-Legault (Prof. Université du Québec en Outaouais)

Funding – The Centre d’expertise sur le bien-être et l’état de santé physique des réfugiés et des demandeurs d’asile (CERDA) et the Paternité, famille et société research team.

Description – This project aims to provide a meta-synthesis of existing literature on the experience of families of incarcerated asylum seekers. The results will elucidate the detention experience by distinguishing the common elements of this experience according to the country and the detention conditions in question, as well as the components specific to certain asylum seekers (fathers, mothers , children) or contexts of detention.