Armed Forces Needs Assessments

This Armed Forces Needs Assessment (AFNA) report forms part of a wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) suite of products that provide an overview of the key issues across Essex. The aims of these reports are, to:

• Provide key demographics of the armed forces community in Essex

• Examine the experiences of the armed forces community in relation to:

• Health and wellbeing

• Education and children's care

• Housing

• Employment

• Transition

• Criminal Justice System

• Examine the experiences of women and other minorities in the armed forces community

• Provide an evidence base to support the innovation, improvement, and commissioning of services for the armed forces community