The harmful effects of detention and family （拘留的有害影响和家人）.pdf

The harmful effects of detention and family separation on asylum seekers’ mental health in the context of Bill C-31 April 2012 Brief submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration concerning Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act Janet Cleveland, PhD Psychologist and researcher Transcultural Research and Intervention Team Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry McGill University Cécile Rousseau, MD Professor Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry McGill University Rachel Kronick, MD Psychiatry resident, McGill University Table of contents Executive summary 3 1. Incarceration of “designated” asylum seekers: Practical implications . 5 2. Impact of detention and temporary status on asylum seeker mental health – studies in other countries 7 3. Impact of detention on asylum-seeking children – studies in other countries 7 4. Studies on the impact of separating children from their parents 8 5. Our study on the impact of detention on adult asylum seekers’ mental health 9 6. Our study on the impact of detention on detained families with children 11 7. Our study on the Sun Sea asylum seekers 12 8. Alternatives to detention: Australia, UK, Sweden 13 9. Conclusions 15 Recommendati