The Essex Youth Vaping report provides the insights from the research project conducted to understand more about children and young people’s (CYP’s) vaping in Essex. With findings from CYP, parent’s/carer’s of CYP, and secondary schools, this includes Essex information on: Scale of youth vaping, and the culture, experiences, and activities around it Levels of knowledge and awareness around vaping,...
This dashboard compares projections for the Essex economy prepared prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (in early 2020), with a second set prepared in early 2021. Both sets were prepared for Essex County Council by Cambridge Econometrics. A link to the assumptions underlying these projections can be found below. The projections show, for key economic aggregates – output (measured as Gross Value Added or...
The Essex Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership brings together representatives from the different agencies in Essex who work with children, young people and their families. The Partnership discusses what are the most important issues and problems for children, young people and families in Essex and decides what we are going to do about them. When something has gone well...
The Essex Recovery Foundation (ERF) has undertaken a comprehensive needs assessment to look at all aspects of the local drug and alcohol treatment system and how best to meet the needs of the individual. Focusing on what the experience is for individuals who access those services and to better understand the reasons why individuals do not wish to access them....
The purpose of this survey, led by Essex Youth Service and Essex Public Health, was to gather the views of young people on a range of topics relating to relationships and sexual health, understanding what further information and support they would like and their preferred ways in which to access it. Following on from our first Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)...
The Annual plan 2022 to 2023 (PDF, 18.06MB) sets out how we will deliver on our vision of Renewal, Equality and Ambition for Essex. It details the budget, resources and investment plan that will allow us to fulfil our strategic aims this year.
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Essex County Council commissioned a research project during the summer of 2021 to explore the needs, motivations, and barriers to successful employment for people with learning disabilities and autism in Essex. This report presents findings from this research.
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