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Several disparities in ED utilization and outcomes have already been identified; however, little data exist on disparities affecting youths with histories of out-of-home placement (OOHP).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi251472-5\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore whether history of OOHP is associated with increased length of stay among child and adolescent patients who present to the emergency department with psychiatric symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi251472-6\">\n                    <jats:title>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective, electronic health record (EHR)\u2013based, cross-sectional study included patients aged 17 years or younger with a child and adolescent psychiatric consultation placed in the Mayo Clinic Rochester ED between January 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024. The Mayo Clinic Rochester is a tertiary referral center that serves as a regional hub for both primary and specialized psychiatric care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi251472-7\">\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome was the length of stay in the ED. Secondary outcomes were use of physical and pharmacological restraint. Associations between OOHP and length of stay were examined via linear mixed-effects regression models with length of stay log transformed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi251472-8\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 1572 care encounters (median [IQR] age, 14,9 [13.3-16.3] years) among 1119 unique patients, there were 1244 with no history of OOHP and 328 with history of OOHP. Among the OOHP group, 158 (48%) were male and 170 (52%) female; 11 (4%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 7 (2%) Asian, 49 (16%) Black, 43 (14%) Hispanic, and 222 (71%) White. Among the 1244 encounters without OOHP, 820 (66%) were among female patients and 423 (34%) male; 21 (2%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 47 (4%) Asian, 121 (10%) Black, 125 (10%) Hispanic, and 971 (80%) White. Children and adolescents with history of OOHP were observed to spend 24% (95% CI, 12%-36%) more time in the ED even when adjusting for age at admission, sex, insurance, number of prior diagnoses, presenting concerns, and reasons for prolonged boarding (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.004). Children and adolescents with history of OOHP had 2.05 (95% CI, 1.69-2.48) higher odds of being physically restrained (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) and 2.15 (95% CI, 1.79-2.58) higher odds of receiving pharmacologic restraints (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) while in the ED.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi251472-9\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this cross-sectional study of 1572 care encounters among 1119 patients, history of OOHP was associated with longer lengths of stay in the emergency department for children and adolescents who presented for mental health concerns. The findings highlight the need for further research on ways to mitigate the risk of extended emergency department stays for children with OOHP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2025.55339","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,23]],"date-time":"2026-01-23T16:30:36Z","timestamp":1769185836000},"page":"e2555339","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Prior Out-of-Home Placement and Length of Stay Among Youths Receiving Mental Health Services in the ED"],"prefix":"10.1001","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Casey K.","family":"Kelly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Saliba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jin Hong","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helder K.","family":"Yoshii","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Idil","family":"Tarikogullari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abby","family":"Tarasewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandra","family":"Kaase","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caleb","family":"Porter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stacey M.","family":"Boehm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sydney N.","family":"Loy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Allison","family":"LeMahieu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Magdalena","family":"Romanowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monica J.","family":"Taylor-Desir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"10","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"zoi251472r1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.15585\/mmwr.su7102a1","article-title":"Mental health surveillance among children - 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