State & Indigenous Profiles

California

Models implemented in California included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 238 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

157,794
home visits provided
including 58,776 virtual visits
15,721
families served
16,239
children served

Ethnicity

66% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

26% No high school diploma

Child Age

36% <1 year

46% 1-2 years

18% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

91% Public

5% Private

4% None

Primary Language

64% English

31% Spanish

5% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In California, there were 1,991,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,611,000 children.

2,611,000 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 2,611,000 children who could benefit —

1,991,100 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 California who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 18%
  • Single mother 22%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 7%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
  • Low income 13%

Of the 1,991,100 families who could benefit —

45% of families met one or more priority criteria

13% of families met two or more priority criteria

NHVRC State Profiles present data provided by evidence-based models, which include both MIECHV and non-MIECHV data. This State Profile includes participant data from the following evidence-based models: ABC, EHS, Family Spirit, HFA, HIPPY, NFP, PAT, and PFR. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • Public insurance includes Medicaid, CHIP, and TRICARE. • Low income is defined as family income below the federal poverty threshold. • Single mothers include single, never married mothers or pregnant women. • ABC data for child insurance status were not included. Data are reported for the ABC-Infant program. • EHS data may be underreported. Data include EHS programs that provided home-based services only. EHS did not report home visits. Data for child insurance status were not included. • Family Spirit reported children served, families served, total home visits, and virtual home visits only. • HFA data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included. • PFR reported children served, families served, total home visits, and virtual home visits only.