New Jersey
Models implemented in New Jersey included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 57 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
26% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
44% White
8% Multiple
20% Another race
Ethnicity
57% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
34% No high school diploma
Child Age
41% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
66% Public
30% Private
4% None
Primary Language
55% English
42% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 475,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 615,000 children.
615,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 615,000 children who could benefit —
475,400 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 New Jersey who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 475,400 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria