Alabama
Models implemented in Alabama included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 53 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
57% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
37% White
3% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
14% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
53% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
77% Public
22% Private
1% None
Primary Language
94% English
5% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 257,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 342,500 children.
342,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 342,500 children who could benefit —
257,000 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 Alabama who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 27%
Of the 257,000 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria