Indiana
Models implemented in Indiana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 66 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
29% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
60% White
6% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
17% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
7% Private
4% None
Primary Language
89% English
8% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Indiana, there were 376,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 493,400 children.
493,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 493,400 children who could benefit —
376,300 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 20%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 376,300 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria