Arkansas
Models implemented in Arkansas included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, 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 SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 67 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
29% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
65% White
3% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
11% No high school diploma
Child Age
7% <1 year
23% 1-2 years
70% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
15% Private
4% None
Primary Language
94% English
6% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arkansas, there were 178,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 222,400 children.
222,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 222,400 children who could benefit —
178,200 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 Arkansas who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 30%
Of the 178,200 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria