State & Indigenous Profiles

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District of Columbia

Models implemented in the District of Columbia 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. Districtwide, 13 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

6,696
home visits provided
including 1,197 virtual visits
406
families served
513
children served

Race

* American Indian Alaska Native

* Asian

42% Black

0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander

14% White

41% Multiple

* Another race

Ethnicity

70% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

39% No high school diploma

Child Age

29% <1 year

37% 1-2 years

34% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

84% Public

<1% Private

15% None

Primary Language

17% English

79% Spanish

4% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In the District of Columbia, there were 32,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 44,800 children.

44,800 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 44,800 children who could benefit —

32,000 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 the District of Columbia who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 21%
  • Single mother 29%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 7%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
  • Low income 18%

Of the 32,000 families who could benefit —

51% of families met one or more priority criteria

19% 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: HFA, HIPPY, NFP, and PAT. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • To protect confidentiality, race and ethnicity categories with 10 or fewer participants were replaced with *. • 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. • HFA data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance. • HIPPY did not report caregiver education. Data for private insurance include other forms of health insurance. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included.