North Carolina
Models implemented in North Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, Promoting First Relationships, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 93 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
37% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
9% Multiple
9% Another race
Ethnicity
25% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
56% <1 year
25% 1-2 years
19% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
73% Public
21% Private
6% None
Primary Language
80% English
17% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 551,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 702,500 children.
702,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 702,500 children who could benefit —
551,800 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 North Carolina who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 551,800 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria