Housing, mental health and learning disability
support across Sussex

We work closely with local authorities, the NHS, primary care, commissioners, voluntary sector and community partners, as well as people with lived experience. Together, we help make sure support is joined-up, accessible and shaped around the needs, strengths and experiences of the people we support.

As people’s needs change, our work continues to grow, with a focus on breaking down barriers and helping people access the right support at the right time. Over the coming years, we will keep building on our purpose: joining up support, expanding access to safe homes, enabling independence, and strengthening Southdown so we can support more people across Sussex.

People’s lives do not fit into neat boxes. A safe home, good mental health, work, relationships, independence and wellbeing are often closely connected.

A safe home can make it easier to stay well. Good mental health support can help someone reconnect with work, relationships or community life. The right learning disability support can help people have more choice, confidence and independence.

Our services are different, but they are shaped by the same belief: people should be seen as whole people, with strengths, experiences, hopes and goals of their own.

We bring together housing, connection and support so people can take the next step in a way that feels seamless, timely and human.

Our mental health services include one-to-one support, wellbeing centres, crisis support, peer support, recovery education, social prescribing and community-based services.

We also provide employment support for people with mental health conditions. Work can be an important part of recovery, independence and belonging, but it can feel difficult to know where to start.