The Living Well app is designed to assist menwho have been sexually abused in childhood. It provides practicalresources, support & suggestions. The information &resources in the Living Well app draw upon research evidence &practice knowledge.Childhood sexual abuse can have a profound impact on men’s lives& relationships. However, men who have been sexually abused canlive rich, full lives, develop healthy relationships & makepositive contributions within our communities.The Living Well app is designed to compliment, not replace, thework of a qualified health care professional. Living Well includesthe following sections:Well-beingThis section details information & actions to improve currenthealth & well-being. Research tells us that having thesebuilding blocks in place enhances quality of life. Included aretext & audio resources related to:• Building connections• Physical well-being• Learning and thinking• Living by your values• 15 Mindfulness exercises• 7 Relaxation exercisesAssessmentThe Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) is used tomeasure current well-being.To get a well-being score, read through the 14 questions &select the box that best describes your thoughts & feelingsover the last 2 weeks. Upon completion, you will receive anassessment of your current well-being & steps you can take toenhance it. A chart plotting your results over time will help youtrack of your progress.LearningThis section provides basic information about childhood sexualabuse, common impacts, difficulties & challenges that men whohave been sexually abused in childhood or sexually assaulted asadults can face.We have included discussions of different ways of coping, as wellas questions & suggestions to help you think through & dealwith difficulties.Manage DifficultiesThis section offers suggestions to better manage commondifficulties that can confront & overwhelm people exposed toabuse. Including:• Difficult memories• Avoiding triggers• Feeling isolated/disconnected• Sad/depressed• Anxious/worrying• Anger• Sleeping difficultiesOnce you have selected the difficulty, you are asked to rate yourlevel of distress on a scale of 1-10. Depending on the rating &specific difficulty identified, the Living Well app providesrelevant information & suggestions of action you can take tobetter manage the distress.Time2BreatheWe can all benefit from putting aside time to breathe, to settle& physically calm ourselves. The Time2Breathe function is avaluable tool to use on a daily basis, not just when you arefeeling stressed, anxious or agitated.This function allows you to select the length of time & numberof breaths per minute you want to practice the breathing exercisefor. It offers visual & auditory cues to prompt your breath in& out. There are options to customise the prompts &schedule a daily appointment. A couple of minutes of breathing intime with the beats can help calm your body & mind.SupportEveryone benefits from being connected & accessing support atdifferent times. The support section contains & provides accessto:• Support line telephone numbers• Add numbers from your own contacts - valued friends, supporters,professionals• Links to useful websites• Pre-loaded music – ‘More than a drop’• Add your own music that helps you to feel connected & liftyour mood• A collection of calming & inspiring images which you can addtoBlogThe community blog link offers further information, inspiration,encouragement & hope. It's a place to keep abreast with thelatest initiatives & ideas. Here you can offer encouragement& hope to other men (anonymously if you wish), & postcomments, quotes, stories, inspirational images & videos. It'sdesigned to help make the Living Well App more dynamic - everimproving & evolving.Keywords & Tags: Living Well, trauma, male survivor, sexualabuse, assault, PTSD, mindfulness, relaxation,Living Well .

The Living Well App is designed to assistmenwho have been sexually abused in childhood. It providespracticalresources, support & suggestions. The information&resources in the Living Well app draw upon research evidence&practice knowledge.Childhood sexual abuse can have a profound impact on men’slives& relationships. However, men who have been sexuallyabused canlive rich, full lives, develop healthy relationships& makepositive contributions within our communities.The Living Well App is designed to complement, not replace, theworkof a qualified health care professional. The App coversthefollowing areas:Well-beingThis section details information & actions to improvecurrenthealth & well-being. Research tells us that havingthesebuilding blocks in place enhances quality of life. Includedaretext & audio resources related to:• Building connections• Physical well-being• Learning and thinking• Living by your values• 15 Mindfulness exercises• 7 Relaxation exercisesAssessmentThe Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) is usedtomeasure current well-being. To get a well-being score, readthroughthe 14 questions & select the box that best describesyourthoughts & feelings over the last 2 weeks. Upon completion,youwill receive an assessment of your current well-being &stepsyou can take to enhance it. A chart plotting your results overtimewill help you track of your progress.LearningThis section provides basic information about childhoodsexualabuse, common impacts, difficulties & challenges that menwhohave been sexually abused in childhood or sexually assaultedasadults can face. We have included discussions of different waysofcoping, as well as questions & suggestions to help youthinkthrough & deal with difficulties.Manage DifficultiesThis section offers suggestions to better manage commondifficultiesthat can confront & overwhelm people exposed toabuse,including:• Difficult memories• Avoiding triggers• Feeling isolated/disconnected• Sad/depressed• Anxious/worrying• Anger• Sleeping difficultiesOnce you have selected the difficulty, you are asked to rateyourlevel of distress on a scale of 1-10. Depending on the rating&specific difficulty identified, the Living Well Appprovidesrelevant information & suggestions of action you cantake tobetter manage the distress.Time2BreatheWe can all benefit from putting aside time to breathe, tosettle& physically calm ourselves. The Time2Breathe function isavaluable tool to use on a daily basis, not just when youarefeeling stressed, anxious or agitated. This function allows youtoselect the length of time & number of breaths per minuteyouwant to practice the breathing exercise for. It offers visual&auditory cues to prompt your breath in & out. There areoptionsto customise the prompts & schedule a daily appointment.Acouple of minutes of breathing in time with the beats can helpcalmyour body & mind.SupportEveryone benefits from being connected & accessing supportatdifferent times. The support section contains & providesaccessto:• Support line telephone numbers• Add numbers from your own contacts - valued friends,supporters,professionals• Links to useful websites• Pre-loaded music – ‘More than a drop’• Add your own music that helps you to feel connected &liftyour mood• A collection of calming & inspiring images which you canaddtoBlogThe community blog link offers further information,inspiration,encouragement & hope. It's a place to keep abreastwith thelatest initiatives & ideas. Here you can offerencouragement& hope to other men (anonymously if you wish),& postcomments, quotes, stories, inspirational images &videos. It'sdesigned to help make the Living Well App more dynamic- everimproving & evolving.Keywords: men's health, men's wellbeing, trauma, malesurvivor,sexual abuse, sexual assault, PTSD, mindfulness,relaxation,support, Living Well.