State & Indigenous Profiles

Kentucky

Models implemented in Kentucky included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Health Access Nurturing Development Services, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 73 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

142,125
home visits provided
including 63,906 virtual visits
6,409
families served
5,478
children served

Ethnicity

3% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

19% No high school diploma

Child Age

43% <1 year

51% 1-2 years

6% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

88% Public

9% Private

4% None

Primary Language

88% English

9% Spanish

3% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In Kentucky, there were 250,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 311,700 children.

311,700 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 311,700 children who could benefit —

250,300 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 Kentucky who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 20%
  • Single mother 23%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 5%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
  • Low income 21%

Of the 250,300 families who could benefit —

50% of families met one or more priority criteria

17% 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: ABC, HANDS, HIPPY, MIHOW, and PAT. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • 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. • ABC data for child insurance status were not included. Data are reported for the ABC-Infant program. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included.