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

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

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

Gov. Pritzker highlights the importance of mental health screenings for kids and ensures young people that they are not alone if they are struggling.

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

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

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

A new Illinois law, signed Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker, will require annual mental health screenings for public school ...

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

Starting in 2026, Illinois students in grades 3 through 12 will undergo annual mental health screenings, addressing rising ...

Never fear, Illinois parents, the state is here to help! Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a first-of-its-kind law that will start regular mental health evaluations in public […] ...

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 ...