Health & Family
Health and family supports are the quiet engines behind stability. This section tracks teen pregnancy & parenting trends, Medicaid/EPSDT continuity, home visiting, and day-to-day scaffolding like childcare and transportation that keep progress from unraveling.
What We Track
- Teen Pregnancy & Parenting: trends since 2015, disparities, and school/work impacts.
- Coverage & Continuity: EPSDT/Medicaid enrollment and service continuity during supervision/aftercare.
- Home Visiting & Case Management: initiation, completion, and short-term outcomes.
- Supports for Young Parents: childcare access, flexible scheduling, credit recovery, and transport.
- Cross-system Hand-offs: referrals between courts, health providers, schools, and housing programs.
Pathways & Supports (Typical)
- Identification: screening for pregnancy/parenting status and health needs at intake or reentry.
- Enrollment: confirm/restore Medicaid; connect to EPSDT, WIC, and home visiting when eligible.
- School & Work: re-enrollment plan with flexible options (alt-ed, credit recovery, CTE, WBL).
- Stability: childcare and transportation supports; coordinate with MH/SUD services as needed.
- Follow-up: 30/90/180-day checks for attendance, service completion, and housing stability.
Featured Topic
- Teen Pregnancy & Parenting — trends, disparities, and supports for young parents across the region.
Data & Methods
We normalize rates to appropriate denominators (e.g., age-specific population 15–19 for teen birth rates). Small-n cells are pooled across 2–3 years and flagged. When reporting definitions change, we mark breaks in series so dashboards and briefs remain comparable.
Related
- Substance Use & Mental Health (Regional)
- Homelessness & Foster Care Crossover
- Education & Reentry
- State Juvenile Justice Pipelines
Transparency note: We disaggregate indicators by race/ethnicity and rurality where possible and annotate pooled values or proxy measures to keep interpretations honest.