Jane Knitzer’s Publications

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NCCP Publications

• Johnson, Kay; Davidson, Leslie; Theberge, Suzanne; Knitzer, Jane. 2008. State Indicators for Early Childhood: Short Take No. 7. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Theberge, Suzanne; Johnson, Kay. 2008. Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Young Children: Toward a Responsive Early Childhood Policy Framework. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Cooper, Janice L.; Masi, Rachel; Dababnah, Sarah; Aratani, Yumiko; Knitzer, Jane. 2007. Strengthening Policies to Support Children, Youth, and Families Who Experience Trauma. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Stebbins, Helene; Knitzer, Jane. 2007. State Early Childhood Policies: Executive Summary. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Stebbins, Helene; Knitzer, Jane. 2007. State Early Childhood Policies. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Stebbins, Helene; Knitzer, Jane. 2007. National Early Childhood Policy Profile. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2007. Testimony on the Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Klein, Lisa G.; Knitzer, Jane. 2007. Promoting Effective Early Learning: What Every Policymaker and Educator Should Know. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Klein, Lisa G.; Knitzer, Jane. 2006. Effective Preschool Curricula and Teaching Strategies. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2006. 2005 Annual Report: Advancing Solutions to Strengthen Families. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Johnson, Kay; Knitzer, Jane. 2006. Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems that Spend Smarter: Maximizing Resources to Serve Vulnerable Children. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Lefkowitz, Jill. 2006. Helping the Most Vulnerable Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Johnson, Kay; Knitzer, Jane. 2005. Spending Smarter: A Funding Guide for Policymakers and Advocates to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Lefkowitz, Jill. 2005. Resources to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness in Young Children and Families: A Community Guide. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2005. Support Working Families. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Johnson, Kay; Knitzer, Jane; Kaufmann, Roxane. 2002. Making Dollars Follow Sense: Financing Early Childhood Mental Health Services to Promote Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Raver, C. Cybele; Knitzer, Jane. 2002. Ready to Enter: What Research Tells Policymakers About Strategies to Promote Social and Emotional School Readiness Among Three- and Four-Year-Old Children. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Adely, Fida. 2002. The Role of Community Development Corporations in Promoting the Well-Being of Young Children. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2002. Building Services and Systems to Support the Healthy Emotional Development of Young Children: An Action Guide for Policymakers. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Dicker, Sheryl; Gordon, Elysa; Knitzer, Jane. 2002. Improving the Odds for the Healthy Development of Young Children in Foster Care. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Adely, Fida. 2001. Learning from Starting Points: Findings from the Starting Points Assessment Project. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Cauthen, Nancy K.; Knitzer, Jane; Ripple, Carol H.. 2000. Map and Track 2000: State Initiatives for Young Children and Families. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2000. Using Mental Health Strategies to Move the Early Childhood Agenda and Promote School Readiness. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2000. Promoting Resilience: Helping Young Children and Parents Affected by Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Depression in the Context of Welfare Reform. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Cauthen, Nancy K.; Knitzer, Jane. 1999. Beyond Work: Strategies to Promote the Well-Being of Young Children and Families in the Context of Welfare Reform. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Bernard, Stanley; Knitzer, Jane. 1999. Map and Track: State Initiatives to Encourage Responsible Fatherhood, 1999 Edition. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Cauthen, Nancy K.; Kisker, Ellen. 1999. Enhancing the Well-Being of Young Children and Families in the Context of Welfare Reform: Lessons from Early Childhood, TANF, and Family Support Programs. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Page, Stephen. 1998. Map and Track 1998: State Initiatives for Young Children and Families. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Bernard, Stanley. 1997. Map and Track: State Initiatives to Encourage Responsible Fatherhood. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Bernard, Stanley. 1997. The New Welfare Law and Vulnerable Families: Implications for Child Welfare/Child Protection Systems. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Collins, Ann M.; Oshinsky, Carole J.; Stout, Laura. 1997. Starting Points: Challenging the "Quiet Crisis". National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Yoshikawa, Hiro; Knitzer, Jane. 1997. Lessons from the Field: Head Start Mental Health Strategies to Meet Changing Needs. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• Knitzer, Jane; Page, Stephen. 1996. Map and Track 1996: State Initiatives for Young Children and Families. National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Other Publications

• Knitzer, J. & Cooper, J. 2006. Beyond integration: Challenges for children's mental health. Health Affairs, 25, 670-679.
• Knitzer, Jane. 2004. Child Poverty American Style. Caring, Vol. 10, No. 4.
• Knitzer, Jane and Kreader, J. Lee. 2004. Strategic Community and State Action to Promote the Well-being of Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the Real World.Infants and Young Children, Vol. 17, No. 4.
• Cohen, Elena and Knitzer, Jane. 2004. Young Children Living with Domestic Violence: The Role of Early Childhood Programs. The University of Iowa, School of Social Work.
• Schechter, Susan and Knitzer, Jane. 2004. Early Childhood, Domestic Violence, and Poverty: Helping Young Children and Their Families, Series Introduction. The University of Iowa, School of Social Work.
• Knitzer, J. 2003. Interventions to promote the healthy social and emotional development of low-income children. In: Tremblay R.E., Barr R.G. Peters Rde. V, eds. Encyclodedia on Early Childhood Development (online). Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.
• Rosman, E., Yoshikawa, H., & Knitzer, J. 2002. Towards an Understanding of the Impact of Welfare Reform on Children with Disabilities and Their Families: Setting a Research Policy Agenda. New York: New York University, Department of Psychology & National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.
• Knitzer, J. 2002. Promoting Social and Emotional Readiness for School: Toward a Policy Agenda. Set For Success: Building A Strong Foundation for School Readiness based on The Social-Emotional Development of Young Children. Missouri, The Kaufman Early Education Exchange.
• Knitzer, Jane, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Nancy K. Cauthen, and J. Lawrence Aber. 2000. “Welfare Reform, Family Support, and Child Development Perspectives from Policy Analysis and Developmental Psychopathology.” Development and Psychopathology 12: 619-632.
• Knitzer, J., Steinberg, Z., & Fleisch, B. 1990. At the Schoolhouse Door: An examination of programs and policies for children with behavioral and emotional problems. NY Bank Street College of Education.
• Knitzer, J. 1982. Unclaimed Children: The Failure of Public Responsibility to Children and Adolescents in Need of Mental Health Services. Washington, D.C.: Children’s Defense Fund.