Dr. Kevin Chan is an Associate Professor and the Head of Department of Psychology at the Education University of Hong Kong. He is a psychologist researching the stigma of mental disorders and developmental disabilities. He is keen in using research to inform mental health education and mental health promotion. He delivers seminars and workshops to promote the importance of stigma reduction in community. In view of the globally widespread stigma of mental disorders and developmental disabilities, he proposes anti-stigma initiatives to promote social inclusion. His work facilitates the community integration of people with mental disorders and developmental disabilities.

Dr. Kevin Chan has three intersecting lines of research. The first is on public, internalized, and family stigma of mental disorders. The second is on clinical, personal, and functional recovery of mental disorders. The third is on promotion of the public’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being.