The Essex Hub is prevention-focused community infrastructure for Mid Essex.We commission structured early intervention for children, young people and adults, and hold the safeguarding, referral pathways and outcomes measurement that make it safe and simple to commission.We're not a crisis service. We're the reason fewer people need one.
Who we work with
Commissioners
Schools, SENCOs, local authorities, PCNs and statutory services. One accountable body to commission structured early intervention, with safeguarding and outcomes held centrally.
Referrers
Social prescribers and referral workers. A structured option between everyday support and crisis services, with a single front door.
Families
Parents and carers of SEND children and adults, and anyone dealing with anxiety, low mood, loneliness or recovery. Support that doesn't need a crisis to begin.
Our pathways
We commission delivery across structured pathways. Commissioners buy pathways, not brands.
Structured early intervention — emotional regulation, school avoidance, SEND-related needs, anxiety and low mood. Live.
Physical wellbeing & activity — movement and activity as prevention. Live.
Nature & environment-based support — outdoor and land-based provision. Live.
Therapeutic & specialist services — In development.
Community wellbeing & connection — In development.
Built to be commissioned
We hold the infrastructure so you don't have to.
Safeguarding assurance
— a DSL-led framework and policy, held centrally
Vetted delivery
— DBS-checked, qualified partners, commissioned at arm's length
Measurable outcomes
— SWEMWBS, applied from session one
Single accountability
— one contract, one point of governance