Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences
By linking science to practice, BBCSS helps inform policies that improve lives, advance mental health and well-being, and strengthen decision-making across diverse sectors.
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Workshop
·2025
In April 2025, the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences of the National Academies of Sciences Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to explore best practices for implementation and evaluation of suicide prevention grants programs. Presenters and participants discussed non-cli...
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Recent Publications
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Community-Based Suicide Prevention Grants Programs: Proceedings of a Workshop
Workshop
2025
Unraveling the Neurobiology of Empathy and Compassion: Implications for Treatments for Brain Disorders and Human Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Workshop_in_brief
2025
Breastfeeding in the United States: Strategies to Support Families and Achieve National Goals
Consensus
2025
The Science and Practice of Team Science
Consensus
2025
Preventing and Treating Dementia: Research Priorities to Accelerate Progress
Consensus
2025
Adult Learning in the Military Context
Consensus
2024