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, 118 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
21% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
56% White
6% Multiple
6% Another race
Ethnicity
29% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
46% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
8% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
76% Public
8% Private
15% None
Primary Language
71% English
20% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Minnesota, there were 307,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 398,500 children.
398,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 398,500 children who could benefit —
307,700 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 9%
Of the 307,700 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria