Connecticut
Models implemented in Connecticut included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 55 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
25% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
50% White
13% Multiple
7% Another race
Ethnicity
49% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
35% 1-2 years
34% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
83% Public
14% Private
4% None
Primary Language
77% English
19% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Connecticut, there were 168,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 210,300 children.
210,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 210,300 children who could benefit —
168,200 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 Connecticut who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 18%
Of the 168,200 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria