Montana
Models implemented in Montana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 46 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
19% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
2% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
70% White
5% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
8% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
4% Private
1% None
Primary Language
99% English
0% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Montana, there were 54,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 71,800 children.
71,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 71,800 children who could benefit —
54,500 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 Montana who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 17%
- Single mother 17%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 54,500 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria