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You have mentioned that you are experiencing low mood or starting to lose interest in the things you once enjoyed.
Don’t keep this to yourself, try talking to your family or friends about this concern. If, however, you feel that you would like to talk to someone outside of your situation, please contact the "Well-Informed" service.
Well-informed will listen and talk to you in complete confidence, as well as help you to think about possible solutions. The service is available Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
If you'd like to find out more, please get in touch by using the information below.
Contact information
Website: www.elament.org.uk/finding-a-service/well-informed
Email: well-informed@samh.org.uk
Phone: 0800 073 0918
Address: 21 A721, Motherwell, ML1 1RT
If you need urgent out of hours assistance, call NHS24 on 111.
You can also find contacts for a range of different organisations on the 'Get Help Now' section of the Elament website, which you can visit by following the link here.
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