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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Québec, Québec
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- Tremblay, FrédériqueMaster student
- Tremblay, FrédériqueDoctoral student
- Trépanier, NathalieDoctoral studentnathalie.trepanier@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
Rapport pour l'Office fédéral des sports OFSPO
BookIUMSP (Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive), Lausanne, 2010.
Importance de l’exposition au tabac chez les jeunes consommateurs de cannabis: un cheval de Troie?
BookIUMSP (Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Lausanne, 2010.
[Adolescents, Internet and new technologies: a new wonderland?]
Journal ArticleRev Med Suisse, 6 (253), 2010.
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Chronically connected? Internet use among adolescents with chronic conditions
Journal ArticleJ Adolesc Health, 46 (2), 2010.
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Active projects
- Comprendre, suivre et informer sur l’usage des écrans par les adolescents du Québec à l’aide de l’enquête longitudinale COMPASS, from 2023-10-01 to 2027-01-01
- Evaluating the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on youth substance use and mental health trajectories over time: renewal of the COMPASS prospective cohort., from 2022-04-01 to 2027-03-31
- Évaluation de l’implantation du programme HORS-PISTE pour améliorer la santé mentale et le bien-être des jeunes, from 2024-02-20 to 2025-03-31
- Food, environment, health and nutrition of first nations children and youth (FEHNCY), from 2019-04-01 to 2029-03-31
- Impact de la pandémie sur la santé mentale des jeunes vivants avec un trouble déficitaire de l’attention avec ou sans hyperactivité : COMPASS QUÉBEC, from 2022-05-12 to 2025-03-31
- 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
- Usage du cannabis et ses effets sur le déroulement et l'issue de la grossesse, la santé et le développement de l'enfant d'âge préscolaire, from 2023-04-01 to 2028-03-31
Recently finished projects
- Contribution salariale du centre de recherche, from 2019-07-01 to 2023-06-30
- Étude Compass-Québec, from 2019-02-13 to 2023-03-31
- Étude longitudinale COMPASS-QUÉBEC, from 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
- Facteurs de risque liés aux blessures non intentionnelles sévères et mortelles chez l’enfant : revue systématique de la littérature, from 2023-12-12 to 2024-03-31
- Projet Q2017, from 2020-04-01 to 2024-03-31
- 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 2024-04-30