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Finally, we examined psychiatric care prior to and after custody as well as the evolution of the youths' mental health during detention.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> We conducted a longitudinal study including a group of incarcerated (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 86) and a group of non-incarcerated (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 169) youths (12\u201318 years old). Measures included diagnoses of psychiatric disorders, cognitive functions, trauma, psychopathic traits and the Youth Self-Report (aggressive behavior, attentional disorders, criminal behavior, social withdrawal, anxiety, depression and somatic complaints) collected at baseline and at discharge for the incarcerated group. Data were analyzed using mixed-effect models.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Psychiatric disorders were prevalent in the incarcerated group (82.6, 95% CI: 71.6\u201390.7%), but young people also often suffered from several disorders simultaneously. Two-thirds of the incarcerated participants had a diagnosis of two or more psychiatric disorders. Regarding health care, most incarcerated participants (79.1%) had psychiatric care prior to detention. The planned care after detention was associated with psychiatric comorbidities, care being more likely planned for those with comorbidities (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.030). Compared to the non-incarcerated group, the incarcerated group had lower scores on cognitive functioning (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and higher scores on trauma (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.021) and psychopathic traits (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.034). The youths' stay in the detention center was associated with a positive change of mental health, with externalized problems being significantly reduced at the end of their stay (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.017).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Our findings showed that youths in conflict with the law are characterized by (1) their internal vulnerabilities: a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric comorbidities, lower cognitive functions, externalized problems and psychopathic traits; (2) environmental factors: victims of violence and sexual abuse; and (3) their psychiatric history. 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