Originally from St-Marc-des-Carrières in the Portneuf region, Dr. Richard Bélanger began his medical training at the University of Montreal in 2003. Following a residency in Pediatrics in Quebec City and a specialized training in Adolescent Medicine at the CHU Ste-Justine, he worked in the Adolescent Health Research Group in Lausanne, Switzerland. Trained in motivational interviewing, he began his clinical practice at the Centre mère-enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec in 2010.
Clinical research, ex-fellow of the FRQS and Assistant Professor at Laval University in the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Bélanger’s main areas of research interest are the use of psychoactive substances in young people, particularly cannabis, northern Aboriginal populations of Quebec, as well as chronic diseases, especially Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADHD).
The impact of Dr. Bélanger’s projects is primarily aimed at preventing adverse health trajectories in young people, by focusing on participatory and intersectoral scientific approaches.
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Disparities in high schools' vaccination coverage (COVID-19). A natural experiment in the Province of Quebec
Journal ArticlePrev Med, 159 , 2022.
Youth vaping during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic period: adjusted annual changes in vaping between the pre-COVID and initial COVID-lockdown waves of the COMPASS study
Journal ArticleNicotine Tob Res, 2022.
Shedding light on attitudes towards pregnancy among Inuit adolescents from Nunavik
Journal ArticleInt J Circumpolar Health, 81 (1), 2022.
A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Evolution of Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Consumption Before and After Legalization
Journal ArticleJ Adolesc Health, 2022.
Understanding Sexual Health Indicators During Adolescence: A Study to Consider Time Since Sexual Debut When Exploring Multiple Sexual Partners
Journal ArticleArch Sex Behav, 51 (3), 2022.
Who mixes tobacco with cannabis and does mixing relate to nicotine dependence?
Journal ArticleAddict Behav, 128 , 2022.
Exploring ambivalence toward pregnancy among young Inuit women
Journal ArticleCult Health Sex, 2022.
Socio-demographic and substance use characteristics of unintentional injuries among Nunavik youth
Journal ArticleInt J Circumpolar Health, 81 (1), 2022.
Améliorer la réglementation du cannabis médical au Canada pour mieux servir les patients pédiatriques
Journal ArticleCMAJ, 193 (48), 2021.
Substance-related coping behaviours among youth during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal ArticleAddict Behav Rep, 14 , 2021.
Active projects
- Étude Compass-Québec, from 2019-02-13 to 2023-03-31
- Food, environment, health and nutrition of first nations children and youth (FEHNCY), from 2019-04-01 to 2029-03-31
- Northern biological signatures of stress responses and potentiality of a diet enriched in n-3 fatty acids to promote resilience when facing adversity, from 2020-11-01 to 2024-12-31
- Qanuikkat Siqinirmiut? A community-based study of southern Quebec Inuit health and wellbeing, from 2018-10-01 to 2022-09-30
- Support à la recherche - FRE pédiatrie, from 2019-05-01 to 2023-04-30
Recently finished projects
- Contribution salariale du centre de recherche, from 2019-07-01 to 2021-06-30
- CRISM-Québec-Maritime: Research on interventions in drug misuse, from 2014-12-01 to 2022-03-31
- Examen de profils chez les patientes présentant une anorexie mentale et réponses aux interventions : études multicentrique., from 2014-10-01 to 2021-03-31
- Projet d'expérimentation de l'intervention VisezEau® visant à contribuer aux environnements favorables à la santé et à la protection de l'environnement, from 2018-03-28 to 2021-03-31
- Projet Q2017, from 2020-04-01 to 2022-03-31
- Soutien financier pour la rédaction d'articles scientifiques découlant des résultats de Qanuilirpitaa? 2017, from 2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31