Missouri
Models implemented in Missouri included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 48 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
32% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
57% White
6% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
8% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
21% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
37% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
1% Private
3% None
Primary Language
93% English
4% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 331,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 430,500 children.
430,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 430,500 children who could benefit —
331,200 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 Missouri who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 21%
Of the 331,200 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria