Maryland
Models implemented in Maryland included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 49 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
41% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
4% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
25% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
37% No high school diploma
Child Age
29% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
10% Private
3% None
Primary Language
77% English
21% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Maryland, there were 331,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 425,900 children.
425,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 425,900 children who could benefit —
331,000 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 targeting criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 331,000 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria