Minnesota
Models implemented in Minnesota included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 122 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
7% Asian
28% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
7% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
22% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
8% Private
11% None
Primary Language
76% English
12% Spanish
12% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Minnesota, there were 315,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 409,100 children.
409,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 409,100 children who could benefit —
315,500 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 Minnesota who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 315,500 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria