Indiana
Models implemented in Indiana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 71 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
26% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
66% White
5% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
51% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
10% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
8% Private
3% None
Primary Language
91% English
7% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Indiana, there were 380,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 496,200 children.
496,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 496,200 children who could benefit —
380,800 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 Indiana who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 27%
Of the 380,800 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria