Recent publications
In press
- Barnes, J., Ball, M and Niven, L. (in press) Providing the Family-Nurse Partnership programme through interpreters in England. Health and Social Care in the Community.
- Christie, D., Romano, G., Barnes, J., Madge, N., Nicholas, D. B., Koot, H. M., Armstrong, D., Shevlin, M., Kantaris, X., Khatun, H., and Sutcliffe, A. (in press). Exploring views on satisfaction with life in young children with chronic illness: An innovative approach to the collection of self-report quality of life data from children under 11. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
- Sylva, K., Stein, A., Leach, P., Barnes, J., Malmberg, L-E and the FCCC Team. (in press) Effects of early child care on cognitive, language and task-related behaviours at 18 months: an English Study. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. Available online from November 2010.
- Daglar, M., Melhuish, E. and Barnes, J. (in press) Parenting and child social development amongst Turkish immigrant, migrant and non-migrant families. European Journal of Developmental Psychology.
- Barnes, J., Belsky, J., Frost, M., and Melhuish, E. (in press). Neighbourhood characteristics and mental health: Mothers of infants in deprived neighbourhoods. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
- Metel, M. and Barnes, J. (in press) Child and parent perceptions of peer-group support for bereaved children: a qualitative interview study Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Books and research monographs
- Barnes, J., Ball, M., Meadows, P., Howden, B., Jackson, A., Henderson, J. and Niven, L. (2011) The Family-Nurse Partnership programme in England. Wave 1 implementation in toddlerhood and a comparison between waves 1 and 2a of implementation in pregnancy and infancy. London: Department of Health.
- Barnes, J., Ball, M., Meadows, P., Belsky. J. and the FNP Implementation Research Team. (2009) Nurse-Family Partnership Programme: Second year pilot sites implementation in England. The infancy period. Research report DCSF-RR166. London: DCSF.
- Barlow, J., Schrader McMillan, A., Kirkpatrick, S., Ghate, D., Smith, M., and Barnes, J. (2008) Health-Led parenting interventions in pregnancy and the early years. Research Report DCSF-RW070. London: DCSF.
- Barnes, J., Ball, M., Meadows, P., McLeish, J., Belsky, J. and the FNP Implementation Research Team. (2008). Nurse-Family Partnership: First year pilot sites implementation in England. Pregnancy and the post-partum period. Research Report DCSF-RW051. London: DCSF.
- The National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS) (2008) The impact of Sure Start Local Programmes on three-year-olds and their families. London: DCSF. Sure Start Report 27.
- Academy of Medical Sciences working group [Member of working group] (2008) Brain science, addiction and drugs. London: Academy of Medical Sciences.
- Barnes, J. and A. Freude-Lagevardi (2003) From pregnancy to early childhood: Early interventions to enhance the mental health of children and families. Volume 1, report. Volume 2, tables. London: Mental Health Foundation. ISBN 1 903645 31 X.
- Belsky, J., J. Barnes and E.C. Melhuish (eds) (2007) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does area-based early intervention work? Bristol: The Policy Press.
- Barnes, J. (2007) Down our Way: The relevance of neighbourhoods for parenting and child development. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
- Barnes, J., H. Cheng, M. Frost, G. Harper, B. Howden, R. Lattin-Rawstrone, C. Sack and the NESS Team (2007). Changes in the Characteristics of Sure Start Local Programme Areas in Rounds 1 to 4 between 2000/2001 and 2004/2005. London: DCSF, Sure Start Report Number 21. June. ISBN: 978 1 84478 958 0
- Barnes, J., H. Cheng, B. Howden, M. Frost, G. Harper, S. Dave, J. Finn and the NESS Team (2006) Changes in characteristics of SSLP areas between 2000/01 and 2003/04/. London: DfES, Sure Start Report 16, July. ISBN 1 84478 741 9
- Barnes, J., I. Katz, J. Korbin and M. O’Brien (2006) Children and families in communities: Theory, research policy and practice. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
- The National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS) (2005) Early impacts of Sure Start Local Programmes on children and families.
London: DfES. Sure Start Report Number 13.
- Barnes, J., C. De Sousa, M. Frost, G. Harper, D. Laban and the NESS team (2005) Changes in the characteristics of Sure Start Local Programme areas – 2000/2001 to 2002/2003. London: DfES, Sure Start Report Number 8. July. ISBN 1 84478 4967
- The National Evaluation of Sure Start (2004) Towards Understanding Sure Start local programmes -findings to date - June 2004. London: DfES. Sure Start report Number 7.
- Barnes, J., K. Broomfield, M. Frost, G. Harper, J. Finn, J. Knowles and C. Desousa (2004) Characteristics of Sure Start local programmes 2001/2. London: DfES, Sure Start Report Number 5. June. ISBN 1 84478 410 X
- Barnes, J., K. Broomfield, M. Frost, G. Harper, J. Knowles, A. Leyland and A. McLeod (2003) Characteristics of Sure Start local programme areas: Rounds 1 to 4.
London: DfES, Sure Start Report Number 3, June. ISBN 1 84478 031 7
- Barnes, J. and N. Richman (2003) Early Years Behaviour Checklist Handbook. London: NFER-Nelson [Revision of PBCL Handbook].
- Barnes, J. and A. Freude-Lagevardi (2003) From pregnancy to early childhood: Early interventions to enhance the mental health of children and families. Volume 1, report. Volume 2, tables. London: Mental Health Foundation. ISBN 1 903645 31 X.
Chapters in books
- Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., Leyland, A., and Barnes, J. (2010). Welche Auswirkungen hatte die Einfunhrung lokaler Sure Start Programme auf dreijahrige Kinder und ihre Familien in England? Einequasi-experimentelle Beobachtungstudie. In K.Sylva, and B. Taggart (Eds.) Fruhe Bildung zahlt: Das Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Projekt (EPPE) und das Sure Start Programm (pp. 71-83). Berlin: DohrmanVelag.
- Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., and Barnes, J. (2010). Child health and well-being in the early years: The National Evaluation of Sure Start. In A. Killoran and M.P. Kelly (eds) Evidence-based public health: Effectiveness and efficiency (pp. 203-214). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
- Melhuish E., Belsky J., and Barnes J. (2010). Sure Start and its evaluation in England.
In R. Tremblay, R. Barr, R. Peters and M. Boivin (eds) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2010:1-6.
- Billingham, K. and Barnes, J. (2009) The role of health in early years services. In G. Pugh and B. Duffy (eds) Contemporary issues in the early years. Fifth Edition (pp. 137-150). London: Sage
- Belsky, J., Melhuish, E. and Barnes, J. (2009) Sure Start Local Programmes: Area-Based, Early-Preventative Intervention in England. R. Alexander, N. Guterman and S. Alexander (eds), Prevention of Child Maltreatment. St. Louis, Missouri: GW Medical Publishing.
- Barnes, J. (2007) Targeting deprived areas. In Belsky, J., J. Barnes and E.C. Melhuish (eds) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does area-based early intervention work (pp.25-44) Bristol: The Policy Press.
- Barnes, J. (2007) How Sure Start Local Programme areas changed. In Belsky, J., Barnes, J. and Melhuish, E.C. (eds), The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does area-based early intervention work (pp.173-193) Bristol: The Policy Press.
- Barnes, J. (2006) Networks, intervention and retaliation: Informal social control in four English neighbourhoods. In K. Harris (ed.) Respect in the neighbourhood: Why neighbourliness matters (pp.19-33) Lyme Regis, Dorset: Russell House Publishing Ltd.
- Barnes, J. (2006) Psychosocial aspects of ART. In A.C. Sutcliffe (ed.) Health and welfare of ART children (pp.107-125) Abingdon, Oxford: Taylor and Francis Medical Books.
- Barnes, J. (2003) Qualitative methods and their contribution to child and family outcome evaluation. Evidence-Based approaches to child and adolescent mental health. Association of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Occasional Papers, 22, 29-38.
- Stein A. and J. Barnes (2001) Feeding and sleeping disorders. In M. Rutter, and E. Taylor (Eds.), Child and adolescent psychiatry: Modern approaches (pp. 754-775) Fourth Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
- Barnes, J. (2001) Using observations to evaluate paid child care settings. In K. Petrogiannis and E.C. Melhuish (eds) Pre-school care and education and child development: International perspectives from research. (pp.395-446) Athens: Kastaniotis.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
- 2010
- Barnes, J. (2010) From evidence-base to practice: implementation of the Nurse Family Partnership programme in England. Journal of Children’s Services. 5(4), 4-17.
- Barlow, J., Schrader-McMillan, A., Kirkpatrick, S., Ghate, D., Barnes, J., Smith, M. (2010) Evidence for health-led interventions in the postnatal period to enhance infant and maternal mental health. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 15 (4), 178-185.
- Melhuish, E., Belsky, J. and Barnes, J. (2010) Evaluation and the value of Sure Start. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95: 159-161.
- Nekkebroeck, J., J. Barnes, M. Bonduelle, I. Ponjaert, U.-B. Wennerholm, A. Loft and A.G. Sutcliffe (2010) International comparison of parenting styles in ICSI, IVF and natural conception families: results from a European study. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 7(3): 329-349.
- Barnes, J., Leach, P., Malmberg, L-E., Stein, A., Sylva, K. and the FCCC team (2010) Experiences of non-maternal childcare in England in relation to socio-emotional and language development at 36 months. Early Child Development and Care 180(9): 1215-1229.
- MacPherson, K., Barnes, J. Nichols, M. and Dixon, S. (2010) Volunteer support for mothers with new babies: perceptions of need and support received. Children and Society 24(3): 175-187.
- Banerjee I., Powis, S., Shevlin M., Barnes J., Soo, A. and Sutcliffe, A. (2010) Health outcomes of children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study. Pediatric Reports 2(e7): 22-25.
- Sutcliffe, A., Soo, A. and Barnes J. (2010) Predictive value of developmental testing in the second year for cognitive development at five years of age. Pediatric Reports 2(e15): 48-50.
- 2009
- Belsky, J., A. Leyland, J. Barnes and Edward Melhuish Sure Start in England (2009) Lancet, 373, 381. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60132-X.
- Barnes, J., Senior, R. and MacPherson, K. (2009) The utility of home-visiting volunteer support to prevent maternal depression in the first year of life. Child: Care, Health and Development 35(6): 807-816
- West, A., Lewis, S., Ram, B., Barnes, J., Leach, P., Sylva, K., Stein, A. and the FCCC team. (2009) Why do some fathers become primary care givers for their infants? A qualitative study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35(2), 208-216.
- Lewis, S., West, A., Stein, A., Malmberg L-E, Bethell, K., Barnes, J., Sylva, K., Leach, P. and the FCCC team. (2009) A comparison of father-infant interaction between primary and non-primary care giving fathers. Child: Care, Health and Development. 35(2), 199-207.
- 2008
- Belsky , J., Melhuish, E. and Barnes, J. (2008) Research and policy in developing an early years initiative: the case of Sure Start. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy 2(2): 1-13.
- Leach, P., Barnes, J., Malmberg, L-E., Sylva, K., Stein, A. and the FCCC Team (2008). The quality of different types of child care at 10 and 18 months: a comparison between types and factors related to quality. Early Child Development and Care, 178(2): 177-209.
- Melhuish, E., J. Belsky, A. Leyland, J. Barnes and the NESS research team (2008) Effects of fully-established Sure Start Local Programmes on three-year-old children and their families living in England: a quasi-experimental observational study. Lancet, 372, 1641-1647.
- Banerjee, I., M. Shevlin, M. Taranissi, A. Thornhill, H. Abdalla, O. Ozturk, J. Barnes and A. Sutcliffe (2008) Health of children conceived after preimplantation genetic diagnosis: a preliminary outcome study. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 16(3), 376-381.
- Stein, A., Malmberg, L.E., Sylva, K., Barnes, J., Leach, P., and the FCCC team (2008) The influence of maternal depression, caregiving, and socioeconomic status in the postnatal year on children’s language development. Child Care, Health and Development, 34(5), 603-612.
- 2007
- Malmberg, L.E., A. Stein, A. West, S. Lewis, J. Barnes, P. Leach, K. Sylva and the FCCC team (2007) Parent-infant interaction: A growth model approach. Infant Behavior and Development, 30, 615-630.
- Sylva, K., A. Stein, P. Leach, J. Barnes, Lars-Erik Malmberga and the FCCC-team Family and child factors related to the use of non-maternal infant care: An English study, Early Childhood Research Quarterly (2007) 22 (1), , 118-136. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.11.003.
- Wilkinson, S., P. Croy, M. King and J. Barnes (2007) Are we getting it right? Parents’ perceptions of child bereavement support services. Palliative Medicine, 21, 401-407.
- Melhuish, E., J. Belsky, A. Anning, M. Ball, J. Barnes, H. Romaniuk, A. Leyland and the NESS Research Team (2007) Variation in community intervention programmes and consequences for children and families: The example of Sure Start Local Programmes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 543-551.
- Trowell, J., I. Joffe, J. Campbell, C. Clemente, F. Almqvist, M. Soininen, A. Koskenranta, S. Weintraub, G. Kolaitis, V. Tomaras, D. Anastasopoulos, K. Grayson, J. Barnes and J. Tsiantis (2007) Childhood depression: A place for psychotherapy. An outcome study comparing Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Family Therapy. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 16, 157-167.
- Sylva, K., A. Stein, P. Leach, J. Barnes, L. Malmberg and the FCCC team (2007) Child care in England in the first year. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22, 118-136.
- Barnes, J., L. Altmann, B. Ram, A. Stein, P. Leach, K. Sylva, L.E. Malmberg and the FCCC team (2007) Factors associated with negative emotional expression: A study of mothers of young infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 25, 122-138.
- 2006
- NESS Research Team (2006). Evaluating Sure Start. Poverty, 123: 3-4.
- Barnes, J., K. MacPherson and R. Senior (2006) The impact on parenting and the home environment of early support to mothers with new babies. Journal of Children’s Services, 1, 4-20.
- Leach P., J. Barnes, M. Nichols, J. Goldin, A. Stein, K. Sylva, L.E. Malmberg and the FCCC team (2006) Child care before 6 months of age: a qualitative study of mothers’ decisions and feelings about employment and non-maternal care. Infant and Child Development, 15, 471-502.
- Barnes, J., P. Leach, K. Sylva, A. Stein, L.E. Malmberg and the FCCC team (2006) Infant child care in England: Mothers’ aspirations, experiences, satisfaction and caregiver relationships. Early Child Development and Care, 176, 553-573.
- Barnes, J., L. Altmann, B. Ram, A. Stein, P. Leach, K. Sylva, L.E. Malmberg and the FCCC team (2006) Factors associated with negative emotional expression: A study of mothers of young infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 25, 122-138.
- Belsky, J., E. Melhuish, Barnes, J., Leyland, A., Romaniuk, H., and the NESS Research Team (2006) Effects of Sure Start Local Programmes on Children and Families: Early Findings. BMJ, 332, 1476-1478.
- Barnes, J. and H. Cheng (2006) Do parental neighbourhood perceptions contribute to child behaviour problems? A study of disadvantaged children. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 1, 2-14.
- Barnes, J., K. MacPherson and R. Senior (2006) Factors influencing the acceptance of volunteer home visiting support offered to families with new babies. Child and Family Social Work, 11, 107-111.
- Barnes, J., J. Belsky, K.A. Broomfield, E. Melhuish and the NESS research team (2006) Neighbourhood deprivation, school disorder and academic achievement in primary schools in deprived communities in England. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30, 127-136.
- Clemente, C., R. McGrath, C. Stevenson and J. Barnes (2006) Evaluation of a waiting list initiative in a child and adolescent mental health service. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 11, 98-103.
- 2005
- Patel, P., J. Lee, R. Wheatcroft, J. Barnes and A. Stein (2005) Concerns about body shape and weight in the post-partum period and their relation to women’s self-identification. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 23, 347-364.
- Sutcliffe, A.G., J. Barnes, U.B. Wennerholm, A. Loft, B.C. Tarlatzis, I. Ponjaert-Kristofferson and M. Bonduelle (2005) Laterality in 5 year olds conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection, standard in vitro fertilisation and natural conception: A European study. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 112, 1397-1401.
- MacPherson, K., R. Senior, R. Lattin-Rawstrone and J. Barnes (2005) Obstacles to gaining ethical approval for a multi-centre study of family support. Children and Society, 19, 237-245.
- Senior, R., J. Barnes, J.R. Emberson and J. Golding on behalf of the ALSPAC Study Team (2005) Early experiences and their relationship to maternal eating disorder symptoms, both lifetime and during pregnancy. British Journal of Psychiatry, 187, 268-273.
- Peters, C.J., X. Kantaris, J. Barnes and A.G. Sutcliffe (2005) Parental attitudes towards revealing mode of conception to their in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)-conceived child. Fertility and Sterility, 83, 914-919.
- Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, I., M. Bounduelle, J. Barnes, J. Nekkebroeck, A. Loft, U. Wennerholm, B.C. Tarlatzis, C.X. Peters, B.S. Hagberg, A. Berner and A.G. Sutcliffe (2005) International collaborative study of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection-conceived, In Vitro Fertilization-conceived, and naturally conceived 5 year old child outcomes: cognitive and motor assessments. Pediatrics, 115, 283-289.
- Barnes, J., J. Belsky, K.A. Broomfield, S. Dave, M. Frost, E. Melhuish and the NESS research team (2005) Disadvantaged but different: Variation among disadvantaged communities in relation to child and family well-being. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 952-962.
- 2004
- Barnes, J., A.G. Sutcliffe, I. Kristoffersen, A. Loft, U. Wennerholm, B.C. Tarlatzis, X. Kantaris, J. Nekkebroeck, Hagberg, B.S., Madsen, S., Vyzantiadou, D., and M. Bounduelle (2004) The influence of assisted reproduction on family functioning and children’s socio-emotional development: Results from a European study. Human Reproduction, 19, 1480-1487.
- Leavey, G., K. Hollins, M. King, J. Barnes, C. Papadopoulos and K. Grayson (2004) Psychological disorder amongst refugee and migrant schoolchildren in London. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39, 191-195.
- Sutcliffe, A.G., P.R. Edwards, C. Beeson and J. Barnes (2004) Comparing parents’ perceptions of IVF conceived children’s behaviour with naturally conceived children. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25, 163-170.
- The NESS Research Team (2004) The National Evaluation of Sure Start Local Programmes in England. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 9, 2-8.
- 2003
- Barnes, J. (2003) Interventions addressing infant mental health problems. Children and Society, 17, 386-395.
- 2002
- Melhuish, E.C. and the NESS team (2002) Asking the right questions: The National Evaluation of Sure Start. Interplay, 1, 26-31.
- Barnes, J., L. Kroll, O. Burke, J. Lee, A. Jones and A. Stein (2002) Factors predicting communication about the diagnosis of maternal breast cancer to children. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 52, 1-6.
- 2001
- Clemente, C., J. Barnes, E. Shinebourne and A. Stein (2001) Are behavioural feeding difficulties common in infants with cardiac abnormalities? Child Care, Health and Development, 27, 47-60.
Other publications
- Latham, P., S. Kapoor, P. Myers and J. Barnes, J. (2006). Breastfeeding, Weaning and Health Eating: A synthesis of Sure Start Local Programme Evaluation Findings.
- Myers, P., J. Barnes and S. Kapoor (2005) Speech and Language services in Sure Start Local Programmes. Findings from Local Evaluations.
- Myers, P., J. Barnes and I. Brodie (2004) Partnership Working In Sure Start Local Programmes. Synthesis of Early Findings from Local Programme Evaluations.
- Barnes, J. (2001) Parental mental health problems and their impact on children. AudioTape 6, Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Dartington Hall, Devon: Research in Practice.
