South Carolina
Models implemented in South Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 71 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
45% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
42% White
8% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
20% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
55% <1 year
27% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
68% Public
28% Private
4% None
Primary Language
82% English
16% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In South Carolina, there were 268,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 332,200 children.
332,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 332,200 children who could benefit —
268,100 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 South Carolina who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 20%
Of the 268,100 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria