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5. How long do families stay/participate in the program? • 50% of the children remain in the program longer than a year. • 20% stay longer than 2 years. Hawaii's retention rates are consistent with other national models. Wagner and Clayton' reported an average attrition rate of 57% by 2 years for 3 Teen Parents as Teachers demonstrations and Baker et a12 reported about a 30% attrition rate within the first few months of family assignment in the HIPPY program. Even under carefully controlled conditions of the Elmira and Memphis trials of the Nurse Home Visitation Model, Olds et al s found that families completed only about half of the postnatal visits called for in that model. The following table illustrates the numbers and percentages of children enrolled in the program for each fiscal year and their length of stay in the program. Although the program is available to families until their child is 3 years old, most families leave the program earlier to fulfill economic and employment obligations. 0-12 mo 12-18 mo 18-24 mo +24 mo Total FY # % # % # % # % Children 2005 2,013 43 517 11 408 9 1,701 37 4,639 2006 2,135 46 545 12 368 8 1,560 34 4,608 2007 2,231 49 615 14 481 11 1,226 27 4,553 2008 2,195 50 834 11 482 19 900 20 4,411 Data extract 12/08 6. Who are the participants in the Healthy Start Program? Basic demographics for the program: Parent Data: Caregiver's Age at Time Child Enters Program Data extract 12/08 ~ Wagner M. Clayton. The Parents as Teacher Program: results from two demonstrations. Future Child 1999:1: 91-115 Z Baker A, Piotrkowski C, Brooks-Gunn J. The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngters (HIPPY). Future Child. 1999; /: ]16-133 s Olds D, Henderson C, Kitzman H, Eckenrode J, Cold R, Tatelbaum R. Prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses: recent findings. Future Child. 1999;1:44-65 Healthy Start FAQ -5-