Alateen, a part of Al-Anon, is for young people aged 12 - 17 who have been affected by someone else's drinking. Please call to find a group near you.

Catch 22 delivers Merton Young Person’s Risk and Resilience - a specialist service that supports young people aged 11-24 who have been using substances, reported missing from home or care, or exploited. The Merton Young Person’s Risk and Resilience service has a sexual health provision. Our support…

The role of our detached team is similar in many ways to that of our centre-based colleagues. We travel around the borough, to establish positive relationships with young people based on mutual trust and respect. We travel to where they are, and engage with them…

Drinkline provides free, confidential advice and information to callers worried about their own drinking, parents worried about their children, children worried about their parents and advice on where to go for further help. The site includes information on how alcohol affects short and long term…

Families Anonymous aims to help friends and families of drug abusers by providing mutual support groups and offering a forum where experiences and anxieties can be shared. A free information pack, including details of all meetings, is sent to every enquirer.

FRANK provides friendly, free and confidential information 24/7 for young people and their families about drugs, addiction, where to get help and what to do if you're worried that someone you know is taking drugs.

Information and services for 13-19 year olds on sexual and mental health issues, drugs & alcohol and relationship problems.  The website provides details of local services in Merton, free helplines, and links to organisations specialising in young people's problems and concerns, including friendly advice on visiting a…

HeadMeds gives young people general information about medication, but not medical advice.  Practical advice is available to help you to decide if a medication is right for you and your rights not to take medicine.

Kooth offers online counselling and supporting information for young people who want someone to understand or need advice to help a friend. Support is free, safe and anonymous. Online registration required

A website supplying practical and reliable advice about giving medicine to your child.  The information leaflets cover many medications prescribed to children and answer questions about how and when to give the medicine, plus possible side-effects and problems with dosage. Instructional videos are also available online.