A 3D-printed brain which educates students about mental health has been launched by a Liverpool-based business.
Chanua Health鈥檚 first physical product was created with support from the LCR 4.0 project and its delivery partner Sensor City, where Chanua Health is based.
The service-led business aims to tackle some of the biggest challenges in healthcare, wellbeing and mental health. It is also developing an augmented reality and virtual reality game alongside Bethnal Green Ventures to teach young people about the brain and mental health.
The 3D-printed brain was created part of its 鈥楴euro Champions鈥� programme, which provides young people with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders in mental health.
Constructed using advanced technologies available at Sensor City, the model allows students to learn about the brain by visualising concepts and take a more 鈥榟ands-on鈥� approach to learning.
Naomi Mwasambili (pictured above), co-founder of Chanua Health, said: 鈥淗arnessing the technology at Sensor City and working with LCR 4.0 has enabled us to create a product that encourages young people to be more active in understanding their thoughts, behaviours and emotions.
鈥淲e have worked hard to put young people at the core of what we do, and we鈥檙e thrilled to be expanding into new sectors and creating programmes that can benefit their health and emotional wellbeing.鈥�
Chanua Health is also partnering with Alder Hey Children鈥檚 NHS Trust running co-design sessions with children, parents and clinicians within a range of their clinical services.
In addition, Chanua Health has received a public engagement grant from the Wellcome Trust so they can further develop their Neuro Champions Young Leaders programme, a project that enables researchers, youth workers and neuroscientists聽to teach young people about the brain, neuroscience and mental health.
Alison Mitchell, executive director at Sensor City said: 鈥淭his project is a powerful example of how incorporating advanced technologies into education and healthcare can create an impact with the potential to change lives.
鈥淚t鈥檚 fantastic to see innovative health organisations, like Chanua Health, working so effectively with our business support and technical team here at Sensor City.鈥�