New Jersey
Models implemented in New Jersey included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 65 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
11% Asian
27% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
42% White
8% Multiple
10% Another race
Ethnicity
59% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
52% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
64% Public
29% Private
8% None
Primary Language
23% English
70% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 457,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 605,900 children.
605,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 605,900 children who could benefit —
457,900 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 457,900 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria