New Mexico
Models implemented in New Mexico included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 47 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
20% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
2% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
65% White
11% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
62% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
17% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
39% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
11% Private
4% None
Primary Language
88% English
10% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Mexico, there were 108,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 141,800 children.
141,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 141,800 children who could benefit —
108,500 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 20%
- Single mother 32%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 32%
Of the 108,500 families who could benefit —
58% of families met one or more priority criteria
28% of families met two or more priority criteria