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Two Southdown colleagues giving hi-five to each other while playing volleyball on a beach. Southdown logo and Great Care Employer icon sit on the foreground.

26 June 2026

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.

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A group of people standing together on a grassy hill, smiling and waving, with a wide countryside view and blue sky behind them.

25 June 2026

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....

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A smiling woman with a learning disability looks directly at the camera, holding her hands up beside her face in a cheerful pose. Another person is softly out of focus in the background. A purple graphic overlay reads “Learning Disability Week 2026, 15–21 June” alongside the campaign message “Do you see me?”.

15 June 2026

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.

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29 May 2026

People, Purpose, and Partnership: 25 Years at Southdown

Neil Blanchard reflects on 25 years at Southdown.

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20 May 2026

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....

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Mental Health Awareness Free football event

15 May 2026

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.

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Hoarding Awareness Week

15 May 2026

Marking National Hoarding Awareness Week 2026

Did you know that hoarding is considered a mental health condition?

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East Sussex Commissioning Excellence Programme Summary Report title page

14 May 2026

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.

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11 May 2026

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 .

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8 May 2026

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…

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Join us for football, movement and good company this Mental Health Awareness Week

28 April 2026

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.

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