NailVana
#DS3. Promoting mental health with innovative services
Cooperativa ITACA, Romano di Lombardia (BG)
Associazione MinD, Torino
A priject by Anna Veronica Bragazzi, Cristina Piazzo, Desirè Calabro, Roberta Forlani, Elias Rosato, Silvia Peluzzi e Riccardo Chiappa.
NailVana is a Beauty Saloon service, which aims to help young adults in situations of difficulty, implicit or explicit, using space and body care as a way to find themselves, meet others and live peer-to-peer experiences.
This space is a protected and non-judgmental place where young people can express themselves in professionalizing activities, but also bring out their emotions with specialized operators who are able to identify the need and direct them to the paths offered by the Cooperativa Itaca.
NailVana starts from taking care of the external appearance and from exploring oneself in practical activities to identify internal fragilities and support them. The service uses tools and visual stimuli that use the language of young people to take a snapshot of their psychophysical health, connecting to a system that generates a virtuous circle of well-being.




