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.

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health ...

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

Illinois students are used to taking physicals and vision tests for school, but now they can add one more exam to the list.

Illinois is set to become the first American state to mandate annual mental health screenings for students. Governor JB ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with cost-free mental health screening tools for students across the state, according ...

Under SB 1560, Illinois school districts will receive free resources to implement the new initiative for students in grades 3 ...

Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders said that between 2018 and 2022, mental health and substance use ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s ...