The latest from Southdown

7 December 2021

Mental Health Crisis Prevention Service Buildings Back Open!

We are pleased to announce that our Staying Well Space service buildings have reopened in all three locations - Brighton, Eastbourne, and Hastings, enabling clients to access our buildings to....

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1 December 2021

New ‘Health and Wellbeing service’ opens in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex

Launching from late November onwards, the Health and Wellbeing Service is a social prescribing service, working in partnership with GP practices across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove and Sussex....

18 November 2021

Artwork needed for Southdown’s Xmas ecard and 2022 Calendar – creative competition for Southdown clients and tenants

Last year, Southdown’s Christmas ecard (see above) was designed by clients in our Newhaven Supported Living Learning Disability Service following an invitation for clients across all of our Learning Disability....

9 November 2021

Update on Home Works housing support contract in East Sussex

From the 23rd November 2021, the Home Works service we currently provide will transfer to BHT Sussex following their successful bid to provide a new five-year East Sussex Housing Related....

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....