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, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 84 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
35% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
40% White
9% Multiple
10% Another race
Ethnicity
34% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
43% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
76% Public
18% Private
6% None
Primary Language
67% English
30% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 554,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 706,000 children.
706,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 706,000 children who could benefit —
554,400 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 17%
Of the 554,400 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria