Author: Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Indigenous communities experience higher risks for suicide compared to the general U.S. population, with suicide as the second-leading cause of dea...

An estimated 10 percent of children in the United States are living with disabilities, including a disproportionate number of children living in po...

The increase in prevalence and visibility of sexually gender diverse (SGD) populations illuminates the need for greater understanding of the ways i...

Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes. Positive stereotypes (e.g., older and wiser) may provide a benefit to the relevant grou...

To derive statistics about crime to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approac...

Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurric...

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington State radically changed the physical and socio-economic landscapes of the region. The...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

In 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated 70.8 million people could be considered forced migrants, which is nearly doubl...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult populatio...

As the largest generation in U.S. history - the population born in the two decades immediately following World War II - enters the age of risk for ...

The past century has witnessed remarkable advances in life expectancy in the United States and throughout the world. In 2010, however, progress in ...

To better understand the inequalities facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and the promising interventions being use...

Human trafficking has many names and can take many forms - pimp control, commercial sex, exploitation, forced labor, modern slavery, child labor, a...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demograp...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance and supp...

This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studi...

Training police in the knowledge and skills necessary to support the rule of law and protect the public is a substantial component of the activitie...

Starting in early childhood, children are capable of learning sophisticated science and engineering concepts and engage in disciplinary practices. ...