The Board on Children, Youth, and Families (BCYF) brings a multidisciplinary, and evidence-based perspective to bear on the development of policies and programs for children, youth, and families, drawing upon the collective knowledge and analytic tools of the behavioral, health and social sciences. The Board also fosters the recognition that children, adolescents, and families constitute unique populations whose important differences are often not addressed in public policy and program development discussions or the organization and financing of health and human services.
BCYF is unique in that it operates collaboratively under both the IOM and the National Research Council Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.