Southdown recognised through Great Care Employer campaign
Southdown has been recognised through West Sussex County Council’s Great Care Employer campaign, which celebrates adult social care providers that put staff first. The scheme supports care organisations to review and strengthen their employment practices, with a focus on creating positive workplaces where colleagues feel supported, valued and able to develop. As part of the […]
Refugee Radio joins UOK partnership to deliver mental health support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
Southdown is pleased to welcome Refugee Radio as a new UOK partner, following a recent expression of interest process for mental health support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Brighton & Hove. UOK is a partnership of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations working together to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support […]
Learning Disability Week 2026: Celebrating involvement and co-production
This Learning Disability Week we are celebrating the people we support and the impact they make in their communities through their involvement and co-production. Involvement is when someone has a voice in the decisions and services that affect them. Co-production means listening to clients and tenants, valuing their insight, and working alongside them to shape […]
People, Purpose, and Partnership: 25 Years at Southdown
Neil Blanchard reflects on 25 years at Southdown.
NHS England funding to expand IPS employment support across Sussex
NHS England has awarded funding to Southdown, working in partnership with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, to expand Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment services across Sussex over the next two years. The investment supports the NHS ambition to help more people with mental health challenges access employment support and move into paid work. The […]
Community football and wellbeing session launches Mental Health Awareness Week in Brighton
Earlier this week, UOK teamed up with Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation to kick off Mental Health Awareness Week with a free community football and wellbeing session in Brighton. Held on Monday, 11 May at Brighton Youth Centre, the event brought people together in a welcoming and supportive environment designed to encourage movement, connection, and […]
Marking National Hoarding Awareness Week 2026
Did you know that hoarding is considered a mental health condition? For this National Hoarding Awareness Week, we wanted to shine a light on this often misunderstood condition and help you get support if you are struggling. Hoarding disorder is when you keep or collect lots of things and it is affecting your life and […]
Commissioning Excellence in East Sussex: strengthening trust, transparency and partnership
Commissioning shapes the services and opportunities available to communities, yet it often operates under financial pressure, organisational complexity, and transactional relationships. The East Sussex VCSE Commissioning Excellence Programme – co-created by East Sussex County Council and the East Sussex VCSE Alliance (including Southdown, East Sussex Age UK and Care for the Carers) – explored a […]
What action will you take this Mental Health Awareness Week?
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, running from 11–17 May. The theme from the Mental Health Foundation is action. It speaks to the importance of taking steps that matter – for yourself, for someone else, for all of us. At Southdown, we believe everyone deserves to feel safe, well and connected, and supporting […]
Supporting communities in East Sussex understand and respond to trauma
Earlier this year in March, UOK East Sussex launched its Trauma-Informed Practice Test & Learn Programme 2026, supporting local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to embed trauma-informed approaches into their everyday work. Led by Southdown as the UOK East Sussex lead provider, the programme runs from March to September 2026 and has awarded five […]
Join us for football, movement and good company this Mental Health Awareness Week
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, we’re starting with something simple: coming together. On Monday 11 May, UOK is hosting a free football and wellbeing session in partnership with the Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation. The session takes place at Brighton Youth Centre Sports Hall from 10am to 12.30pm. This isn’t about […]
Opening doors to care careers through community recruitment in Brighton
As the largest not-for-profit provider of care, support, and housing in Sussex, we value ourselves on being responsive to the needs of our services and our communities. Last month, we enhanced our current online recruitment process by holding an event in the centre of Brighton where members of the public could apply for a job […]