Alabama
Models implemented in Alabama included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 56 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
59% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
36% White
2% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
12% <1 year
31% 1-2 years
57% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
78% Public
20% Private
2% None
Primary Language
93% English
5% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 262,000 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 —
262,000 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 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 28%
Of the 262,000 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria