Need help?

  • Do you need to talk to someone?

    Switchboard is the national LGBTQIA+ support line. Whether it’s sexual health, relationships or just the way you’re feeling - this is your space.


    Call 0800 0119 100 (lines are open every day, 10am-10pm) or email  hello@switchboard.lgbt

    Other helplines

  • Young person aged 12-25?

    Mosaic Trust is a London-based charity that provides accessible activities, programmes and services aimed at  young LGBTQ+ persons.


    Mosaic runs a young persons club (12-18 year olds) and a young adults group (18-25 year olds), and regular activities.


    The charity also offers counselling and mentoring services, and helps provide work experience placements.


    Parents and guardians can also access support.

    Find out more

  • Are you worried about your mental health?

    Wimbledon Guild

    Wimbledon Guild offers FREE counselling service for people from the LGBTQ+ community. You must be over 18 and live, work or study in Merton borough.

    Other services

  • Are you looking for sexual health services?

    Sexual Health London (SHL.UK) is a discreet sexual health service for Londoners. You can request free home test kits, regular or emergency contraception. 


    You can also find advice services and information about your local sexual health clinics.


    Young people (16-24) in Merton can access free comdoms and sexual health tests at Get It METRO sexual health (Merton).

    Other services

  • Are you looking for trans/non-binary services?

    Spectra offers social groups, 1-2-1 support, counselling and workshops, all delivered by people of trans/non-binary experience themselves in a friendly, safe, confidential, non-judgemental and accessible space.


    Specta also runs services covering sexual and mental wellbeing for all, including young people.

    Find trans services

  • Do you wish to report a hate crime?

    Stop Hate UK

    Only by reporting hate crime can we collectively prevent it from happening in the future. No matter how small or trivial it seems, it counts towards the bigger picture.


    Does it feel like the situation could get heated or violent very soon? Is someone in immediate danger? Do you need support right away? If so, please call 999 now.

    Report a hate crime

  • Are you an asylum seeker/refugee looking for support?

    At MertonPlus, we welcome and resolutely stand with our asylum-seeking siblings, including the many who just want to freely express their LGBTQ+ identities in the UK.


    Find links and helplines for specialist support groups and charities on our Refugee Support page.

    Click here

All LGBTQ+ people deserve safety, dignity, joy, and a future where they can thrive without apology.

On this page, we aim to signpost established professional services, particularly those aimed towards LGBTQ+ people, active in the London Borough of Merton.


If you provide or know of a service that you think should be featured on this page, please contact us.

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