Minnesota
Models implemented in Minnesota included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 102 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
8% Asian
28% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
43% White
9% Multiple
6% Another race
Ethnicity
20% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
19% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
9% Private
4% None
Primary Language
82% English
9% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Minnesota, there were 319,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 412,000 children.
412,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 412,000 children who could benefit —
319,800 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 Minnesota who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 17%
Of the 319,800 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria