Is headspace making a difference to young people’s lives?

Appendix F
Figure F1 Changes in K10 score between first and last headspace treatment: FEMALE clients, by
Indigenous status
Source: Authors’ calculations from hCSA data.
Figure F2 Changes in K10 score between first and last headspace treatment: MALE clients, by
Indigenous status
Source: Authors’ calculations from hCSA data.
Gender and sexual identity (LGBTI) status
There are some differences in the rates of improvement by sexual identity, with 12% of LGBTI
females improving clinically over the course of their headspace treatment compared with 13.9%
for the non-LGBTI group – a difference of 1.9% (Figure F3). It is worth noting that LGBTI females
present at headspace centres with a higher K10 on entry - 31.6 compared with 29.4 for non-LGBTI
females. This may reflect that LGBTI females enter headspace with more complex mental health
needs, giving rise to more gradual responses to treatment. That said, the combined proportions of
clinical and reliable improvements between LGBTI and non-LGBTI females, at 23%, are a very close
match.
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