New Mexico
Models implemented in New Mexico included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 48 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
14% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
77% White
3% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
62% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
25% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
38% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
73% Public
25% Private
2% None
Primary Language
84% English
13% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Mexico, there were 106,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 136,300 children.
136,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 136,300 children who could benefit —
106,200 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 30%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 106,200 families who could benefit —
55% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria