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 ...

The bill requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to students enrolled in grades 3-12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

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

We have to not only be building for today but looking to the future for growth," Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens said.

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.

As part of the program, mental health screenings in Illinois schools will become a regular thing. The state’s Board of Education will work with children’s behavioral health experts on what guidance ...

Chicago Public Schools has a $734 million dollar budget gap. Illinois lawmakers held a meeting to listen to district officials, educators, and finance researchers about potential solutions.

A bill is now in effect to ensure universal mental health screenings are available at all Illinois public schools, making it the first state in the country to do so. At Chute Middle School in Evanston ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s behavioral health team within the governor’s office to develop procedures and make ...

Governor JB Pritzker joined Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, legislative leaders, and ...

Pritzker was asked about continued problems after the case of an 18-year-old who died last year, despite having been on DCFS’s radar. Mackenzi Felmlee died in May. Her foster mother and her foster ...

Illinois Republicans are calling for urgent reforms to the state’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) following an audit that revealed 34 violations, including 29 repeated ...