Ms Lotte De Schrijver
Researcher
Lotte De Schrijver, MSc, is a clinical psychologist and sexologist with both scientific and clinical experience in the field of SRHR.
Lotte is currently working on the project UN-MENAMAIS: UNderstanding the MEchanisms, NAture, MAgnitude and Impact of Sexual violence in Belgium. She focuses on the prevalence of sexual violence and its impact on the lives of individuals belonging to minority groups in Belgium. For her PhD, she is specifically interested in studying sexual violence in sexual & gender minorities and migrants, applicants for international protection and refugees from an intersectional and psychological perspective.
She has been working on several projects at the ICRH since 2014, including FGM-PREV: Towards a better estimation of prevalence of female genital mutilation in the European Union and SH-CAPAC: Supporting health coordination, assessments, planning, access to health care and capacity building in Member States under particular migratory pressure. In addition, she also participated in several projects aimed at training health care professionals in SRHR.
Lotte combines her work at the ICRH with practicing clinical psychology, sexology and cognitive behavioral therapy in a multidisciplinary group practice. Further, she is also the president of the Vlaamse Vereniging van Klinisch Psychologen (VVKP, Flemish Association of Clinical Psychologists) and a board member of the Belgian Federation of Psychologists (BFP).
She holds a Master degree in Human Sexuality Studies, a Master in World Religions, Inter-religious Dialogue and Religious Studies, a Master in Clinical and Health Psychology and a Master in Health Management and Policy. She also holds a degree in Psycho-oncology and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Publications of Lotte
2023 Evaluatie van het bestaande hulpverleningslandschap inzake hulp- en dienstverlening aan plegers en potentiële plegers van seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag : eindrapportLotte De Schrijver, Nele Vaerewijck, Ines Keygnaert
2023 LGBTQIA+ sensitive primary care in Flanders : preliminary results of a KAP-survey among general practitionersInes Keygnaert, Anke Vandenberghe, Lotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko
2023 Iedereen gelijk of iedereen anders? Gendersensitieve zorgverlening met oog voor intersectionaliteitLotte De Schrijver
2022 Inhoudelijk eindrapport Opleiding seksueel geweld voor de Family Justice Centers & Ketenaanpak Intrafamiliaal GeweldSaar Baert, Lisa Fomenko, Nele Vaerewijck, Lotte De Schrijver, An-Sofie Van Parys, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Victimization of applicants for international protection residing in Belgium : sexual violence and help-seeking behaviorLotte De Schrijver, Anne Nobels, Jonathan Harb, Laurent Nisen, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence against migrant men in Europe : prevalence and exploratory researchLeni Linthout, Lotte De Schrijver
2022 An assessment of the proportion of LGB+ persons in the Belgian population, their identification as sexual minority, mental health and experienced minority stressLotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko, Barbara Krahé, Alexis Dewaele, Jonathan Harb, Erick Janssen, Joz Motmans, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Locked up at home : a cross-sectional study into the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence in households with children in BelgiumLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Locked up at home : a cross-sectional study into the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence in households with children in BelgiumLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Mental health and domestic violence in households with children during lockdown measures in BelgiumLisa Fomenko, Lotte De Schrijver, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Minority identity, othering-based stress and sexual violenceLotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko, Barbara Krahé, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Research in hard-to-reach populations : challenges and strategies for conducting sexual violence studies in applicants for international protection beyond the European General Data Protection RegulationLotte De Schrijver, Adina Cismaru Inescu, Bastien Hahaut, Christophe Vandeviver, Laurent Nisen, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence and help-seeking behavior in applicants for international protection residing in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Anne Nobels, Jonathan Harb, Laurent Nisen, Kristien Roelens, Tom Vander Beken, Christophe Vandeviver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence in applicants for international protection : preliminary results from the UN-MENAMAIS study in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Anne Nobels, Tom Vander Beken, Barbara Krahé, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence in LGB+ persons : results from the UN-MENAMAIS study in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Lisa Fomenko, Erick Janssen, Barbara Krahé, Joz Motmans, Tom Vander Beken, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence in sexual and gender minorities : preliminary results from the UN-MENAMAIS study in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Evelyn Schapansky, Tom Vander Beken, Erick Janssen, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Vulnerabilities, consequences, and help-seeking behavior related to sexual victimization in migrants, applicants for international protection, and refugees in Europe : a critical interpretive synthesisLotte De Schrijver, Barbara Krahé, Tom Vander Beken, Kristien Roelens, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence and risk markers in othered sexual and migrant minorities in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver
2021 Good practice tool for police hearings with migrant, applicant for international protection, refugee (MAR), trafficked, and LGBT+ victims of sexual violenceSilvia Lamonaca, Klaus Vanhoutte, Leni Linthout, Lotte De Schrijver, Venetia Clarke, Raquel Correia, Ines Keygnaert
2021 Modello di buona prassi per gli agenti di polizia che conducono colloqui con migranti, richiedenti protezione internazionale, rifugiati (MRR), vittime di tratta e persone LGBT+ che hanno subito violenza sessualeSilvia Lamonaca, Klaus Vanhoutte, Leni Linthout, Lotte De Schrijver, Venetia Clarke, Raquel Correia, Ines Keygnaert