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, 42 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
34% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
10% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
3% Private
3% None
Primary Language
92% English
4% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 326,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 423,400 children.
423,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 423,400 children who could benefit —
326,400 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 2%
- Low income 14%
Of the 326,400 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria