Kansas
Models implemented in Kansas included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 91 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
4% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
79% White
5% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
18% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
21% <1 year
53% 1-2 years
26% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
6% Private
9% None
Primary Language
78% English
18% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Kansas, there were 180,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 231,500 children.
231,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 231,500 children who could benefit —
180,600 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 Kansas who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 22%
Of the 180,600 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria