Pennsylvania
Models implemented in Pennsylvania included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 131 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
24% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
61% White
8% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
21% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
22% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
6% Private
9% None
Primary Language
85% English
10% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Pennsylvania, there were 629,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 803,100 children.
803,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 803,100 children who could benefit —
629,600 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 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 629,600 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria