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, 52 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
56% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
38% White
2% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
16% <1 year
34% 1-2 years
50% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
78% Public
21% Private
1% None
Primary Language
94% English
5% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 254,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 344,500 children.
344,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 344,500 children who could benefit —
254,700 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 18%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 254,700 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria