The ESHS Umbrella Project is a confidential, non-judgemental service for anyone of any gender that sells sex or works in the adult industry in Essex. We provide free sexual health resources, up-to-date information and direct support through our Project Partners and Telegram channel.
Telegram Services
Users can anonymously join the @eshsumbrellaprojectTelegram channel which broadcasts up-to-date information about sexual health trends, information about accessing the Umbrella Project resources and upcoming events.
Users can directly contact the ESHS Umbrella Project team through our Telegram account @eshsumbrella for direct sexual health support and signposting advice.
The ESHS can provide the following services to anyone that discloses that they are a sex worker:
Free Hepatitis and HPV Vaccinations, as well as information about accessing Mpox vaccinations.
Fast track into sexual health and contraception service appointments.
Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception.
Order up to 20 free condoms and lube once a week.
Free PEP and PrEP prescriptions.
Free pregnancy testing by post.
Opportunity to order more than one free STI test kit per month.
Support into our specialist partner services, including Essex Wellbeing Service for free health and lifestyle checks.
We are here to provide sexual health advice and support, the information you provide will not be shared to external organisations without your consent.
This service is available to anyone in Essex, regardless of immigration status. If someone does not speak English, our team have access to interpreters to facilitate support. (note to Grace – could we have additional pages for other languages or an AI translator for the webpage?)
Please be aware that this service is for over 18s only.
Project Partners
The ESHS Umbrella Project is a network of Project Partners, able to distribute ‘care packages’ and offer their specialist support to anyone that discloses that they are a sex worker.
Care packages contain:
20 x condoms of different varieties
10 x Silicone and 10 x water-based lube
Sexual health information
Dental dams, internal condoms and menstrual products may be available upon request.
Our partners include drug and alcohol centres, mental health support organisations and food banks, check out the map below to see the care package distributors.
Sex workers can often be the target of physical assault, rape, sexual exploitation and robbery as perpetrators do not think they will report the crime. But this does not have to be the case. There are services that will listen to you, believe you and support you.
Being pressured into exchanging sex for ‘favours’, including cheaper accommodation and debt payoff, is a common form of sexual exploitation. It can also come in the form of blackmail for sexual content online. Sexual exploitation, no matter the circumstance, is a crime and support is available.
Sex Worker Support
If you would like to report an incident anonymously, want to get safety alerts, or get someone’s details, you can go through National Ugly Mugs, a national support organisation working to end violence against sex workers.
Just because someone is a sex worker does not mean they consent to all sexual activity all the time. Consent is always needed, regardless of someone’s profession. The services below offer free emotional, physical and legal support for people who have experienced sexual assault and/or rape in Essex.
Synergy Essex
Support through the criminal justice system, counselling and signposting to local services (SERICC, CARA & SOS Rape Crisis).
Some people may be coerced or forced into sex work by human traffickers. Often traffickers will trap victims by taking their passports and blackmailing them into unrepayable dept. If you think you may be a victim of human trafficking, you are not alone. Please call the modern slavery and exploitation helpline for advice.
If you need support accessing medical services in the UK ‘Doctors of the World’ can help. They run free clinic, adviceline and outreach services to people like destitute migrants, sex workers and people with no fixed address.
Watch our professional’s information video to find out more, and register your interest below:
Order more Care Packages (for existing Project Partners)
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