State & Indigenous Profiles

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Maryland

Models implemented in Maryland included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 45 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

29,142
home visits provided
including 5,722 virtual visits
3,859
families served
4,208
children served

Race

<1% American Indian Alaska Native

5% Asian

46% Black

* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander

36% White

9% Multiple

3% Another race

Ethnicity

26% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

21% No high school diploma

Child Age

32% <1 year

45% 1-2 years

24% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

70% Public

29% Private

1% None

Primary Language

38% English

59% Spanish

3% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In Maryland, there were 313,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 411,700 children.

411,700 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 411,700 children who could benefit —

313,600 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 Maryland who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 19%
  • Single mother 23%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 5%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
  • Low income 12%

Of the 313,600 families who could benefit —

44% of families met one or more priority criteria

12% of families met two or more priority criteria

NHVRC State Profiles present data provided by evidence-based models, which include both MIECHV and non-MIECHV data. This State Profile includes participant data from the following evidence-based models: ABC, Family Connects, HFA, HIPPY, MIHOW, NFP, and PAT. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • To protect confidentiality, race and ethnicity categories with 10 or fewer participants were replaced with *. • Public insurance includes Medicaid, CHIP, and TRICARE. • Low income is defined as family income below the federal poverty threshold. • Single mothers include single, never married mothers or pregnant women. • ABC data are reported for the Infant program. • Family Connects data for child age were not included. • HFA data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance. • HIPPY did not report caregiver education. Data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included.