Minnesota
Models implemented in Minnesota included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 124 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
29% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
43% White
9% Multiple
9% Another race
Ethnicity
28% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
45% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
9% Private
6% None
Primary Language
72% English
19% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Minnesota, there were 311,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 409,700 children.
409,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 409,700 children who could benefit —
311,800 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Minnesota who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 311,800 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria