New Mexico
Models implemented in New Mexico included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 42 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
42% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
1% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
45% White
10% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
48% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
21% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
11% Private
3% None
Primary Language
80% English
13% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Mexico, there were 111,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 148,900 children.
148,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 148,900 children who could benefit —
111,500 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 New Mexico who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 32%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 33%
Of the 111,500 families who could benefit —
59% of families met one or more priority criteria
28% of families met two or more priority criteria