Huimin Han is a PhD student in the Department of Health Services and Population Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. Her research focuses on improving mental health services to support recovery and promote social inclusion for people with mental health problems.

Her PhD project, “Developing a Culturally Adapted Framework for Recovery Colleges in Mainland China”, explores how the Recovery College model can be adapted to China’s cultural and mental health service context. She is funded through the King’s–China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC) and supervised by Professor Claire Henderson and Professor Vanessa Lawrence.

Prior to her PhD, Huimin completed a Master's degree in Public Management at Hunan University, China. She has been involved in research on mental health-related stigma and discrimination, the development and evaluation of stigma reduction interventions, and the evaluation of mental health services.

Research interests

• Mental health services research
• Cultural adaptation of mental health interventions
• Mental health-related stigma and discrimination
• Meaningful engagement of people with lived experiences