THE PROJECT It is estimated that at least 15 to 20% of students are neurodivergent, meaning that their neurological profile is different from that of the majority, that their brain functions differently. The experience of these young people in schools is often described as difficult, complex and demanding. The self-esteem and mental health of many […]
Principal investigator
- Pre Marie Grandisson, CHU de Québec
Neurodevelopment and mental health

Asymptomatic thrombosis, cancer
2021-2022
This project has several innovative elements. First, the concept of incidentally discovered asymptomatic VTE, or VTE, is largely unstudied in pediatrics, unlike its adult equivalent.
Principal investigator
- Dre Marie-Claude Pelland-Marcotte, Associate researcher, Reproduction, Maternal and Child Health Axis, CHUL
Cancer Inflammations and infections

When a child is born very prematurely, the brain is not fully mature. Several crucial stages of brain development occur in the weeks following birth.
Principal investigator
- Dr. Mireille Guillot, Associate researcher, Reproduction, Maternal and Child Health Axis, CHUL
Neurodevelopment and mental health Perinatal, neonatal and obstetrics

Pandemic mental health impact ADHD
2021-2022
Accountability
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The mental health of youth and its evolution during the COVID-19 pandemic are concerning on a number of fronts. Unfortunately, the data available at this point do not allow for concluding that the described emotional shifts are a direct result of the pandemic. More specifically, because some studies failed to identify groups at greater risk […]
Principal investigator
- Dr. Richard Bélanger, Pediatrician, clinical university researcher, Université Laval
- Slim Haddad (Researcher, full professor, Université Laval)
Neurodevelopment and mental health

Fathers are poorly represented in studies of the prenatal origins of illness and health problems. As a result, prenatal paternal factors that increase the risk of mental health problems in children are not well understood. A growing number of studies show that children of fathers with symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress are at higher […]
Principal investigator
- Célia Matte-Gagné, Professor Population Health and Best Health Practices Axis, CHUL
Neurodevelopment and mental health Perinatal, neonatal and obstetrics
