5G’s Role Supporting Mental Health

5G LTE vs WiFi Round Table Discussion.

Learn from Federal Leaders how the Power of Connectivity Can Change Mental Health.

Federal leaders are driving new policies and tools to address the complicated challenges surrounding mental health, in the endless effort to support holistic health care for service members. 5G has made significant advances in connectivity, including reaching those serving or living in disparate or rural locations to provide necessary support.

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Meet our Panelists

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    Aaron Butler

    VP of Sales, ID Technologies

    "Getting connectivity to places around the world that connectivity has never been, or, giving access to, phone home or tip line resources. So those folks feel like they have support 24/7, and it's not waiting a day or waiting in line or fighting connectivity issues to talk to someone in a moment of need. It's giving them the same resources that we have when we sit in the conference of our home or office, here Stateside."

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    John McDonald

    Senior Sales Director - Federal, Ruckus Networks

    “You know, connectivity means connecting to a service, an application, a website, or an activity. We engage with each other in different ways today than ever. I went on active duty in the Army 30 years ago, and we didn't even have a fraction of the technology out there to communicate with other folks that we do today.”

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    Dr. Jesse Burgard

    Senior Consultant for Suicide Prevention Interventions
    Department of Veterans Affairs

    "A study in 2019, found that 15% of veterans, which is 2.7 million veterans at that time, didn't subscribe to home internet services. And 364,000 veterans lacked access to basic internet services, broadband or otherwise, in their home."

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    CMDR. Lamar Henderson

    Suicide Prevention Program Manager, Coast Guard


    “When we think about suicide prevention, there are three. It's multifaceted, right? There's prevention, intervention, and post-prevention. And so, we want to focus on the preventive factors, but equally as important, focus on intervention…”

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