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listenup!Appendix 2 | 87Appendix 2:Partner site case studiesThis appendix provides detailed case studiesof the work of each partner site’s service. Eachcase study begins with a tree diagram which is apictorial representation and snapshot of the serviceillustrating what it has to offer to meet the needs ofyoung people. In the diagrams:• roots represent the service’s foundations andbuilding blocks, such as who provides funding, theservice ethos, what gaps the service is filling withinthe local community, and why they set up theservice in the first place• branches represent the different types of serviceprovision offered• leaves represent the different elements related toeach type of provision such as activities, types ofinterventions and support etc.The diagrams were inspired by the tree diagram in anAberdeen Foyer publication (Kennedy, 2004).An overview of each service is then given, whichincludes its mission statement, current activitiesand programme priorities. Information on the localcontext is also given and this helps to highlight thediversity of the partner sites, how they work to meetthe needs of their communities and some of thebarriers and constraints they face.Each partner site was provided with a small amountof funding by the Mental Health Foundation todevelop its service as part of the Listen Up project.The case studies show the broad range of ways thatthis money was spent and what has been achievedas a result.It should be noted that the referral data does notcontain standard clinical diagnoses as, for the mostpart, these are not used by the project sites, plusmany referrals are self-referrals by young people.