Indiana
Models implemented in Indiana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 54 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
29% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
57% White
9% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
26% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
48% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
8% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
7% Private
11% None
Primary Language
75% English
17% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Indiana, there were 368,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 482,900 children.
482,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 482,900 children who could benefit —
368,600 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 16%
Of the 368,600 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria