Men’s immigration experiences: better understanding for better engagement

Conference

The SHERPA University Institute team, affiliated with the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal, and its partners (ROHIM, RVP, CARI St-Laurent, Baobab familial, RePère, With the financial support of the Comité régional Santé et bien-être des hommes de Montréal and Community health and social services network), are pleased to announce an upcoming symposium on the theme of men’s immigration.

This event will provide a unique opportunity to bring together people from a wide range of backgrounds to look at migration and integration from an angle that is largely undocumented in research and little explored in intervention: that of the experience of immigrant and refugee men.

Although it has been shown that the impacts of migration can be experienced differently according to gender, few research or intervention programs have focused on the specific needs of men. Yet a clear understanding of a population’s specific needs and vulnerabilities is central to the development of appropriate and effective interventions and services.

This symposium has three specific objectives:

To gain a better understanding of men’s migration and the specific challenges and issues it presents, bringing together practice and research expertise;
To raise awareness among researchers, decision-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders of the importance of taking an interest in immigrant men and fathers, while recognizing the potential for bias in the development of research projects, training, intervention programs, services, etc;
To explore and share promising practices to better support immigrant men and accompany them on their migration journey.

Program

Biographies