<p>Jane Knitzer often recalled her most celebrated work Unclaimed Children: The Failure of Public Responsibility to Children and Adolescents in Need of Mental Health Services ( Knitzer, 1982 ) with humble words: “I sat on the steps of the Children’s Defense Fund with MaryLee [Allen] with a final bound copy in hand, and commented to Marian [Wright-Edelman], ’here it is, probably two people in the country will read it.’” The remark was typical and reflected Jane’s surprise at her words’ and stories’ power to affect not only public policy but also the lives of individuals. She was consistently amazed by the hundreds of people who approached her every year at conferences and meetings to tell her what Unclaimed Children meant in their lives.</p> <p>Jane grew up in Brooklyn, NY. She obtained her BA with honors in psychology from Wellesley College in 1963. Shortly after, she became a clinical intern on a Tinkham Fellowship at the Judge Baker Guidance Center in Boston. She also worked for a year as a school psychology intern in the Arlington, MA, public schools, where she later consulted. In 1964, Jane earned her MEd, followed in 1968 with her EdD from Harvard University’s Graduate
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Cooper, Janice L.; Ardoin, Morris
Follow American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
, Volume 79 (4): 439
PsycARTICLES® – Oct 1, 2009
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