Lotte Homeshopping to Open Mental Health Shelter at Korea University Anam Hospital

Support for Psychological Testing and Counseling by Social Workers for Female and Pediatric Patients
Installation of EEG Devices for Stress Testing

Lotte Homeshopping announced on the 31st that it held an opening ceremony for a Mental Health Shelter for female cancer patients and pediatric and adolescent patients at Korea University Anam Hospital in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the 30th.

At the event, Jaehong Park, Head of Marketing Division at Lotte Homeshopping, Donggyu Lee, Head of Communications Division, Seungbeom Han, Director of Korea University Anam Hospital, and other officials attended. After sharing the process of establishing the Mental Health Shelter and future operation plans, they toured the facility. In December last year, Lotte Homeshopping donated 50 million KRW to Korea University Anam Hospital to support the operation of mental health care projects for female and pediatric patients. As part of its customized social contribution activities aimed at improving the welfare of women and children, Lotte Homeshopping plans to deliver a total of 150 million KRW to Korea University Anam Hospital by 2024.

(From left) Park Jae-hong, Head of Marketing Division at Lotte Homeshopping, and Han Seung-beom, Director of Korea University Anam Hospital, are posing for a commemorative photo after the opening ceremony of the Mental Health Shelter for Female Cancer and Pediatric Adolescent Patients at Korea University Anam Hospital on the 30th.
[Photo by Lotte Homeshopping].

The Mental Health Shelter, funded by Lotte Homeshopping, is equipped with rest areas and devices such as EEG machines that can test for depression and stress. A social worker is stationed on-site to provide psychological testing and counseling for female cancer patients and pediatric and adolescent patients visiting the facility. In the future, additional clinical psychologists will be assigned to establish a one-stop support system covering diagnosis, treatment, counseling, and evaluation.

Meanwhile, Lotte Homeshopping continues its social contribution activities to promote child welfare. In February, it conducted a 'Love Sharing Blood Donation Campaign' to help pediatric cancer patients, with voluntary participation from its employees. It also carries out various social responsibility activities such as 'Small Libraries,' eco-friendly learning spaces for children in culturally underserved areas, and 'Dream Voice,' a project producing audio books for visually impaired children.