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, 39 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
6% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
85% White
4% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
68% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
39% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
18% Private
2% None
Primary Language
65% English
33% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Mexico, there were 102,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 129,100 children.
129,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 129,100 children who could benefit —
102,000 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 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 23%
Of the 102,000 families who could benefit —
57% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria