Indiana
Models implemented in Indiana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 64 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
27% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
60% White
7% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
24% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
35% No high school diploma
Child Age
49% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
10% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
6% Private
8% None
Primary Language
78% English
14% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Indiana, there were 368,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 486,900 children.
486,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 486,900 children who could benefit —
368,300 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 Indiana who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 17%
Of the 368,300 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria