Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades ...

Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 to provide cost-free mental health screening tools to public schools in Illinois ...

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

For students in Illinois, mental health screenings will soon be required alongside annual vision and hearing exams. Illinois ...

This story contains mentions of suicide. With a backdrop of a hand-painted, student-made mural and a grinning slate of state ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill which requires Illinois’ public school districts to provide universal mental health ...

Pritzker said Illinois is the first in the country to provide universal mental health screenings for children in public schools.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday to make Illinois one of the first states to provide universal mental health screenings for young children and teens.

Gov. JB Pritzker at Chute Middle School in Evanston on July 31, 2025, signs into law a mandate that will require Illinois ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

The bill requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to students enrolled in grades 3-12, at least once a ...