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
2022 Sexual violence and help-seeking behavior in applicants for international protection residing in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert, Anne Nobels
2022 Sexual violence in applicants for international protection : preliminary results from the UN-MENAMAIS study in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert, Anne Nobels
2022 Victimization of applicants for international protection residing in Belgium : sexual violence and help-seeking behaviorLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert, Anne Nobels
2022 Sexual violence against migrant men in Europe : prevalence and exploratory researchLotte 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, 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 BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, 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 BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Mental health and domestic violence in households with children during lockdown measures in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Minority identity, othering-based stress and sexual violenceLotte De Schrijver, 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, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence in LGB+ persons : results from the UN-MENAMAIS study in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2022 Sexual violence in sexual and gender minorities : preliminary results from the UN-MENAMAIS study in BelgiumLotte De Schrijver, 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, 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 violenceLotte De Schrijver, 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 sessualeLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2021 Outil de bonnes pratiques pour les interrogatoires de police avec les victimes de violences sexuelles étant des migrants, réfugiés, demandeurs de protection internationale (MRD), des victimes de la traite des êtres humains et des victimes LGBT+Lotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2021 Richtlijnen voor politieverhoren met Migranten, Verzoekers om Internationale Bescherming en Vluchtelingen (MiViV), slachtoffers van mensenhandel en LGBT+ slachtoffers van seksueel geweldLotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert
2021 Eerste bevindingen omtrent seksueel geweld en COVID-19 in 2020 in België : kan een voorspellingsmodel helpen in vergelijkbare lockdown-situaties?Lotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert, Anne Nobels
2021 Eerste bevindingen omtrent Seksueel Geweld en COVID-19 in 2020 in België : kan een voorspellingsmodel helpen in vergelijkbare lockdown-situaties?Lotte De Schrijver, Ines Keygnaert, Anne Nobels