Local Support Service

DRUG AND ALCOHOL STREET SUPPORT (DASS)

Support for people who use substances and are sleeping or at risk of sleeping rough in Essex

A Multi-Agency, Multi-Disciplinary partnership aimed at providing support to people sleeping rough and people at risk of rough sleeping who are also using drugs and/ or alcohol. This service works across Essex (excluding Southend and Thurrock),…

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Local Support Service

ENHANCED SUPPORT AND ACCESS TEAM (ESAT) – Gypsy, Roma & Travellers in Essex

Enhanced support for people and their families within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in Essex.

A new service in partnership with the existing Essex Countywide Travellers’ Unit (ECTU) within Essex County Council (ECC) delivering enhanced support to people and their families within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in Essex. The service…

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Local Support Service

Essex Health and Justice

Location: Chelmsford

The Health & Justice Service, incorporating screening, Force Medical Examiner (FME), Street Triage services and community support for young people in Essex, came into operation on the 1st April 2018.This service is an integrated service delivered…

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Local Support Service, Housing Support Service

HoSTS Essex

Tenancy and Housing support for people experiencing multiple support needs

HoSTS is  a collaboration between Colchester Borough Homes (CBH), Essex County Council (ECC), and Phoenix Futures, first piloting in 2022 HoSTS provides support to people navigating the housing system and experiencing multiple support…

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Criminal Justice Support Service, Local Support Service

Specialist Community Forensic Team

(SCFT)

The Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) is a new service that has been developed in response to the NHS New Care Models to improve the care of service users within the forensic mental health system. The SCFT works with mental health offenders from…

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Local Support Service

The High-Intensity User Project

The High-Intensity User Project works across the mid / South of the County of Essex, including Southend and Thurrock. Funded by the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, it works with people who have multiple needs and who use alcohol and regularly…

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Local Support Service

Essex Vulnerable Adults Service

A multi-agency and person-centred service working with neurodivergent adults at risk of explotation

The Vulnerable Adults Service was initiated by Adult Social Care in 2020, who were reporting increasing numbers of safeguarding concerns for adults with Autism and/or a Learning Disability and being exploited by gangs and/or other people. As a result,…

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