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 ...

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.

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

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

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

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill mandating mental health screenings for public school students in grades 3-12 in Illinois ...

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

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