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Kirsten Marchand

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Kirsten Marchand

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Youth Substance Use Overdose Integrated Youth Services Population Data Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Mental Health

Latest papers

Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
Reimagining recovery: a commentary centering youth and caregiver voices on substance use recovery and healing from across British Columbia, Canada.
Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026
Characteristics of youth reporting suicidal ideation in an integrated youth services initiative in British Columbia, Canada (2018-2023): a retrospective cohort study.
BMC pediatrics · 2026

All 52 publications

Latest funding

Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$993,720
Advancing co-produced research priorities to respond to the overdose public health emergency in British Columbia
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
IYS Impact 1.0: A multi-methods, qualitative, and population-level study of the impact of Integrated Youth Services (IYS) on youth mental health care access and experiences in British Columbia
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,732,726

All 10 grants and awards

52 publications.

Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.

Desai R, Hu K, Zhao B, Au S, Chen X, Flynn M, Irvine M, Sbihi H, Kinniburgh B, Sedgemore KO, Marchand K, Bartlett S, Janjua N, Crabtree A, Palis H

Frontiers in psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1682481 PMID: 42179987

Reimagining recovery: a commentary centering youth and caregiver voices on substance use recovery and healing from across British Columbia, Canada.

Eekhoudt CR, Henry KJ, Friesen D, Marchand K, Barbic S, Turuba R, Moore E, Ignaszewski MJ, Carwana M, Fast D

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-025-00688-0 PMID: 41645225

Characteristics of youth reporting suicidal ideation in an integrated youth services initiative in British Columbia, Canada (2018-2023): a retrospective cohort study.

Hastings KG, Liu G, Marchand K, Gadermann A, Sutherland JM, Jenkins E, Barbic SP

BMC pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-026-07543-6 PMID: 42745266

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Hu K, Desai R, Au S, Zhao B, Barbic S, Marchand K, Nicholls T, Schütz C, Samji H, Hu J, McKee G, Crabtree A, Palis H

Lancet regional health. Americas2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101223 PMID: 41282502

Drug decriminalization: a co-designed study outlining the implications for providers of youth services.

Morgan N, Suen J, Liao U, Adair S, Heinemann L, Lai S, Marchand K, Barbic SP

Harm reduction journal2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01320-x PMID: 41121147

Unlocking mobile health adoption: A qualitative exploration of user experiences, barriers, and facilitators within integrated youth services in British Columbia, Canada.

Ding X, Marchand K, Holsti L, Schmidt J, Parde N, Sakakibara B, Barbic S

Digital health2025

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251365073 PMID: 40766858

A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions and Health-Related Services for Youth Who Use Nonmedical Opioids in Canada and the United States.

Marchand K, Turuba R, Hui D, Gunn H, Wright MD, Marshall T, Fast D, Knight R, Marsh DC, Sassi R, Mathias S, Barbic S

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.07.013 PMID: 39340500

Do you have depression? A summative content analysis of mental health-related content on TikTok.

Turuba R, Zenone M, Srivastava R, Stea J, Quintana Y, Ow N, Marchand K, Kwan A, Ong AJ, Ding X, Warren C, Marcon AR, Henderson J, Mathias S, Barbic S

Digital health2025

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241297062 PMID: 39839955

The multidimensional social ecological needs and service utilization patterns of youth using non-medical prescription opioids: an observational study of routinely collected data in a provincial integrated youth services initiative.

Marchand K, Liu G, Hastings KG, Palis H, Mathias S, Sutherland JM, Barbic S

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-025-00682-6 PMID: 41299709

"My Day is Already Planned Out Before I Even Get to Choose it": Using Youth-Oriented Research to Understand and Measure What Matters to Youth Aged 12-15 Years and the Implications for Mental Health Services.

Barbic SP, Warren C, Marchand K, Beggs T, Tsou S, Smit B, Lockhart L, Turuba R, Mathias S, Ben-David S

Child psychiatry and human development2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-025-01926-z PMID: 41212405

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Kirsten Marchand

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Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.

Reimagining recovery: a commentary centering youth and caregiver voices on substance use recovery and healing from across British Columbia, Canada.

Characteristics of youth reporting suicidal ideation in an integrated youth services initiative in British Columbia, Canada (2018-2023): a retrospective cohort study.

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Drug decriminalization: a co-designed study outlining the implications for providers of youth services.

Unlocking mobile health adoption: A qualitative exploration of user experiences, barriers, and facilitators within integrated youth services in British Columbia, Canada.

A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions and Health-Related Services for Youth Who Use Nonmedical Opioids&#xa0;in Canada and the United States.

Do you have depression? A summative content analysis of mental health-related content on TikTok.

The multidimensional social ecological needs and service utilization patterns of youth using non-medical prescription opioids: an observational study of routinely collected data in a provincial integrated youth services initiative.

"My Day is Already Planned Out Before I Even Get to Choose it": Using Youth-Oriented Research to Understand and Measure What Matters to Youth Aged 12-15 Years and the Implications for Mental Health Services.

Frequent collaborators

Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes

Skye Barbic

Steve Mathias

Heather Palis

Scott Harrison

Kurt Lock

Danya Fast

Karen Tee

Shelly Ben-David

Jill Chettiar

Patricia Spittal

Aslam Anis

Julia Langton

Matthew Carwana

Rodney Knight

David Byres

Emily Jenkins

Anne Gadermann

Mohammad Karamouzian

Julia Schmidt

Brodie Sakakibara

Hind Sbihi

Hasina Samji

Sandy Rao

A Scoping Review of Evidence-Based Interventions and Health-Related Services for Youth Who Use Nonmedical Opioids in Canada and the United States.