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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Tremblay F, Courtemanche Y, Bélanger RE, Turcotte-Tremblay AM

A systematic review of the association between history of sexually transmitted infections and subsequent condom use in adolescents

Journal Article

BMC Public Health, 24 (1), 2024.

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Grant C, Plebon-Huff S, Perwaiz S, Abramovici H, Bélanger RE

Serious and life-threatening events associated with non-medical cannabis use in Canadian children and youth

Journal Article

Paediatr Child Health, 29 (1), 2024.

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Patte KA, Gohari MR, Faulkner G, Bélanger RE, Leatherdale ST

Inequitable Changes in School Connectedness During the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in a Cohort of Canadian Adolescents

Journal Article

J Sch Health, 94 (6), 2024.

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Bertheussen M, Riva M, Jock BWI, Fletcher C, Ayotte P, Muckle G, Poliakova N, Bélanger R

Using latent class analysis to operationalize a wholistic assessment of Inuit health and well-being

Journal Article

Int J Circumpolar Health, 83 (1), 2024.

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Gagnon-Chauvin A, Jacobson SW, Jacobson JL, Fornasier-Bélanger M, Courtemanche Y, Ayotte P, Bélanger RE, Muckle G, Saint-Amour D

Pre- and postnatal exposure to legacy environmental contaminants and sensation seeking in Inuit adolescents from Nunavik

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PLOS Glob Public Health, 3 (10), 2023.

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Moisan C, Bélanger R, Calvin J, Shipaluk L, Fraser S, Morin V, Muckle G

Exploring ambivalence toward pregnancy among young Inuit women

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Cult Health Sex, 25 (1), 2023.

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Leatherdale ST, Bélanger RE, Gansaonré RJ, Cole AG, Haddad S

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

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Nicotine Tob Res, 25 (2), 2023.

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Leatherdale ST, Amores A, Bélanger RE, Battista K, Patte KA, Jiang Y

Youth perception of difficulty accessing cannabis following cannabis legalization and during the early and ongoing stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: repeat cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the COMPASS study

Journal Article

Arch Public Health, 81 (1), 2023.

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Dubois MA, Pelletier CA, Mérette C, Jomphe V, Turgeon R, Bélanger RE, Grondin S, Hébert M

Evaluation of electroretinography (ERG) parameters as a biomarker for ADHD

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Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 127 , 2023.

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Dufresne L, Meilleur D, Gingras N, Di Meglio G, Pesant C, Taddeo D, Nadeau PO, Bélanger R, Lavoie E, Thibault I, Agostino H, Stheneur C, Frappier JY, Bédard A, Bégin C

Personality heterogeneity in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a factor-mixture analysis

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Current Psychology, 42 (36), 2023.

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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
Data provided by the Université Laval research projects registery