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Social Determinants of Behavioral, Cognitive, and Psychological Health – SBCP
NOTE: Starts with the October 2026 Council round submission dates ( Cycle I due dates). This study section was evaluated as part of CSR’s ENQUIRE process to align study sections with advances in science. Learn more about ENQUIRE .
Dr. Kate Fothergill
Scientific Review Officer
Social Determinants of Behavioral, Cognitive, and Psychological Health (SBCP) reviews applications that seek to understand the relationship between population-level social determinants, economic, and other systemic factors on health behavior, socio-emotional, cognitive, and psychological outcomes. Studies use large-scale population-level data to conduct cross-national, national, or state-level analyses to understand patterns and trends in behavioral health, cognitive, and psychological well-being and their social, socio-environmental, and economic/policy antecedents and consequences. Research approaches may include cross sectional, longitudinal, and cohort comparison designs; experimental and quasi-experimental designs; data collection and harmonization efforts; and both quantitative and qualitative methods. Studies focusing on outcomes related to physical health or biological processes are reviewed elsewhere.
Topics
- Studies of the social, economic, and/or policy predictors of health risk behaviors (e.g., substance use or overdose, IPV, suicide attempts, etc.)
- Population-level lifecourse studies examining multi-level influences such as childhood, family, public health messaging, behavior change policy, or other socio-environmental influence on outcomes such as socio-emotional well-being, mental health, academic success, cognitive abilities, dementia, etc.