Recent publications authored by Kirsten Marchand are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.
Marchand K, Liu G, Hastings KG, Palis H, Mathias S, Sutherland JM, Barbic S. 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. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2025 Nov 26;20(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s13011-025-00682-6. Read more
Barbic SP, Warren C, Marchand K, Beggs T, Tsou S, Smit B, Lockhart L, Turuba R, Mathias S, Ben-David S. "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. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2025 Nov 10. doi: 10.1007/s10578-025-01926-z. Online ahead of print. Read more
Morgan N, Suen J, Liao U, Adair S, Heinemann L, Lai S, Marchand K, Barbic SP. Drug decriminalization: a co-designed study outlining the implications for providers of youth services. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Oct 21;22(171). doi: 10.1186/s12954-025-01320-x. Read more
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. 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. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Sep 16;51:101223. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101223. eCollection 2025 Nov. Read more
Ding X, Marchand K, Holsti L, Schmidt J, Parde N, Sakakibara B, Barbic S. Unlocking mobile health adoption: A qualitative exploration of user experiences, barriers, and facilitators within integrated youth services in British Columbia, Canada. Digit Health. 2025 Aug 3;11:20552076251365073. doi: 10.1177/20552076251365073. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec. Read more
Ow N, Marchand K, Liu G, Mallia E, Mathias S, Sutherland J, Barbic SP. Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2023 Nov 3;18(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s13011-023-00572-9. Read more
Marchand K, Liu G, Mallia E, Ow N, Glowacki K, Hastings KG, Mathias S, Sutherland JM, Barbic S. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol or drug use symptoms and service need among youth: a cross-sectional sample from British Columbia, Canada. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2022 Dec 22;17(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00508-9. Read more