New Mexico
Models implemented in New Mexico included Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Promoting First Relationships. Statewide, 31 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
6% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
5% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
84% White
3% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
71% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
26% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
37% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
73% Public
24% Private
3% None
Primary Language
75% English
22% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Mexico, there were 104,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 132,600 children.
132,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 132,600 children who could benefit —
104,100 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 31%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 104,100 families who could benefit —
56% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria