New York
Models implemented in New York included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 144 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
38% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
37% White
9% Multiple
10% Another race
Ethnicity
39% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
9% Private
2% None
Primary Language
68% English
26% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New York, there were 954,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,264,700 children.
1,264,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,264,700 children who could benefit —
954,000 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 York who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 954,000 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria