Omni C&S, Mental Healthcare Solution for Military Personnel

Mental healthcare specialist Omni C&S is strengthening solutions to improve the mental health of military personnel.

Omni C&S announced on the 15th that it participated in the ‘2023 Korea Defense Industry Development Exhibition’ and presented new technologies in mental healthcare solutions.

Now in its third year, the Defense Industry Development Exhibition is the premier domestic defense industry platform involving government, military, industry, academia, and research (官·軍·産·學·硏) aimed at national industrial development and future combat capability creation. Co-hosted by the Army Logistics Command, Army Education Command, and Korea Defense MICE Institute, the event features related seminars, exhibitions, new technology and product briefings, advanced product demonstrations, and military-industry roundtable meetings. This year, about 100 related companies and institutions from six countries participated.

Omni C&S was selected as a specialized company in the mental healthcare sector for the 11-company presentation section on new technologies and products applicable to the defense industry. Along with explaining technologies to improve the mental health of military personnel, the company introduced its digital mental healthcare solutions ‘MindCare’ and ‘OmniFitVR’.

Omni C&S is a mental healthcare specialist company providing integrated solutions for measuring, analyzing, healing, managing, and preventing psychological and mental states using brainwave and pulse wave data. The ‘MindCare’ solution showcased at the event precisely analyzes and diagnoses autonomic nervous system and stress conditions, fatigue, brain health, physical vitality, depression, and other states. ‘OmniFitVR’ measures biometric signals within virtual reality and offers personalized treatment through training content.

Through participation in this event, Omni C&S plans to expand mental healthcare services to all military personnel, including the Army, Air Force, and Navy. Recently, the importance of supporting mental health management for soldiers has been increasingly recognized worldwide. This is because soldiers’ mental health is a key factor that can affect military morale, psychological readiness, and the overall military organizational culture.

In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, the suicide rate within the military increased by 41.4% from 2015 to 2020. In the case of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the suicide rate is more than twice as high as that of the U.S. and British militaries, which have similar volunteer enlistment systems, and is 1.5 times higher than the civilian suicide rate.

A company representative stated, “Due to the nature of soldiers handling life-critical weapons, they are exposed to higher stress levels than ordinary office workers,” adding, “Based on the mental healthcare technology and expertise accumulated so far, Omni C&S will provide mental healthcare solutions to all military personnel, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force.”

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