How to Use behavioral in a Sentence

behavioral

adjective
  • For some kids, the trauma of an eviction can cause behavioral problems, said Morellis-Wolfe.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2022
  • This week, the Bills have also made additional behavioral health counselors available.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Plus, certain environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors can slow or speed nail growth.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Children 6 years and older can receive monthly behavioral therapy to help them make long-lasting health changes, according to the new guidelines.
    Dr. Nicole McLean, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The sites – which provide heating, warm meals, and behavioral and medical support – allow pets and are accessible to people with disabilities.
    oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
  • But with only two years left before she is termed out, Eggman said, her lens will be tightly framed around her area of expertise: improving behavioral health care across California.
    Rachel Bluth, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The nonprofit also offers mental and behavioral health services helping kids and families live successfully.
    oregonlive, 25 Dec. 2022
  • But with only two years left before she is termed out, Eggman said, her lens will be tightly framed around her area of expertise: improving behavioral healthcare across California.
    Rachel Bluth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The information was used to create psychological profiles of gun owners and assign scores to behavioral traits, such as neuroticism and agreeableness.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
  • That’s the behavioral side of the equation, Grasman said.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • People need both a safe place to live and behavioral health care to succeed.
    Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • The European Union cleared the deal with behavioral remedies in May.
    Katharine Gemmell, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Jan Hoffman writes about behavioral health and health law.
    Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • Since then, some studies have found a link between the dyes and behavioral issues.
    Korin Miller, Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • That money must be spent on behavioral health and drug treatment.
    Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • And that’s our way to contribute to consumer behavioral change.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean D.C. should set aside its plans for the behavioral health facility — quite the contrary.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
  • Catnip is a common herb of the mint family and can cause behavioral changes in cats, according to petmd.com.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The article states there are many reasons why a solar eclipse may spark behavioral changes.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The study could inform the state’s approach to expanding its behavioral health system.
    Angela Hart, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023
  • Later, Priscilla Carter, a school behavioral health specialist at the time, called the student down to her office.
    Katherine Kokal, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • The results suggest that behavioral changes – and not just weight loss – are what matter for improving health.
    Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The researchers conducted a behavioral test to see how each species of spider responded to light.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Newsom said some of the cuts need to be made, including a one-time $426 million trim to children and youth behavioral health initiatives.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
  • The analysis is now based on four quarters of behavioral data.
    Deena Shanker, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The grant is meant to fund training for staff to help students with their behavioral and mental health needs and reduce the reliance on punitive discipline.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2023
  • In addition, the budget would end cost sharing for up to three mental health or behavioral health visits per year.
    Chris Megerian, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • With computer vision tools, mouse behavioral tests can run in a fraction of the time that would be required with human observers.
    Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Some studies suggest that the behavioral changes in mice may be caused by the immune response to the parasite, which causes inflammation in the brain.
    Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The data defining the need for counselors and behavioral health programming crosses our entire nation.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024

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