The Equal Opportunities Commission has awarded PS and SEC Departments funding to research workplace discrimination against persons with mental illness.
This research project will evaluate awareness, prevalence, and workplace practices regarding mental illness. It will determine risk and resilience factors linked to workplace discrimination, and the impact of stigmatization and discrimination on work and well-being outcomes among people with mental illnesses.
“Although both employers and employees are legally responsible for unlawful acts under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance, many Hong Kong people do not know these requirements and legal liabilities,” said Dr Henry Ho, Principal Investigator of the Project and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. “In many cases, people with mental illness are still negatively stereotyped so protecting their well-being and preventing stigmatization and discrimination against them is critical.”
“This project contributes to the development of effective preventive measures against workplace stigmatization and discrimination and the empowerment of people with mental illness,” said Dr Kevin Chan, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology.
The research project comprises of two studies: (a) a survey of both individuals with mental illness and the working public and (b) in-depth interviews with employers and supervisors.
Led by Dr Henry Ho, Dr Kevin Chan, and Professor Ming Ming Chiu, the research project will provide in-depth understanding about the causes, underlying mechanisms, conditional processes, and consequences of stigmatization and discrimination against persons with mental illness in the workplace.
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