Illinois
Models implemented in Illinois included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Preparing for Life — Home Visiting. Statewide, 196 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
31% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
46% White
13% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
41% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
57% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
79% Public
19% Private
2% None
Primary Language
26% English
69% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Illinois, there were 615,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 809,100 children.
809,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 809,100 children who could benefit —
615,400 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 Illinois who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 615,400 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria