Pennsylvania
Models implemented in Pennsylvania included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 135 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
23% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
62% White
9% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
20% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
23% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
6% Private
6% None
Primary Language
88% English
8% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Pennsylvania, there were 636,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 822,300 children.
822,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 822,300 children who could benefit —
636,200 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 Pennsylvania who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 636,200 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria