Indiana
Models implemented in Indiana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 67 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
30% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
60% White
5% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
16% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
34% No high school diploma
Child Age
48% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
7% Private
3% None
Primary Language
91% English
7% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Indiana, there were 373,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 491,400 children.
491,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 491,400 children who could benefit —
373,000 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 Indiana who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 373,000 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria