The latest from Southdown

22 October 2021

A fond farewell to our Deputy Chief Executive as she moves onto new ventures

After 25 years at Southdown, Vikki Hayward-Cripps, our Deputy Chief Executive, has decided to move onto new ventures and will sadly be leaving Southdown today at the end of this....

28 September 2021

New ‘Substance Misuse Employment Service’ opens in East Sussex

Launching on 1st October 2021, the Substance Misuse Employment Service will support people receiving community treatment for drug and alcohol dependence who are unemployed and living in East Sussex. The....

14 September 2021

Top 30 Family Friendly Employer

We are delighted to say that for the ninth year running, Southdown has been named in the top 30 Best Employers for Working Families.

7 September 2021

‘Good’ CQC rating for our Supported Living Learning Disability Services

Prior to the covid-pandemic, we were required to register our 26 Supported Living learning disability services as single services with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rather than grouped as one....

31 August 2021

New ‘Transition & Resettlement’ Housing Support service opens in Brighton and Hove

Launching on 1st September 2021, the Transition & Resettlement Service supports people to transition and successfully settle into independent accommodation. The service is delivered by Southdown and funded by Brighton....

31 August 2021

‘Starts at Home’ highlights value and importance of supported housing

What is Starts at Home? Back in 2015, the government announced it was changing the funding model of supported housing. These changes would make it more difficult for the sector....

28 July 2021

Investors In People – GOLD!

Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve sustainable results. Underpinning the Standard is the....

2 July 2021

Community Roots network wins local Mental Health award

We are thrilled and proud to announce that the Community Roots network has won the ‘Mental Health’ category award of the Community Star and Care Awards 2021. Funded by NHS....

13 May 2021

Enrolment is open for Brighton & Hove Recovery College’s Summer Term

Brighton and Hove Recovery College, offer educational courses as a route to recovery from mental health challenges. All their courses are FREE and designed and delivered by people with lived....

5 February 2021

NEW out-of-hours crisis prevention service opens in Brighton & Hove

On the 14th December 2021, a new out-of-hours mental health crisis prevention service called Staying Well opened in Brighton and Hove (operating weekdays 5.30pm – 10.30pm and weekends 3.30pm –....

8 January 2021

A tribute to Sheila Clouting, co-founder of Southdown

In 1972, Sheila was a founder member of our organisation (later re-named Southdown Housing Association) as part of a small group of like-minded professionals who were working with mental health....