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

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 ...

Illinois students are used to taking physicals and vision tests for school, but now they can add one more exam to the list. And they'll be the first in the country to do it.

Illinois becomes the first state to mandate annual mental health screenings for public school students from third to twelfth ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new state initiative into law on Thursday, which aims to promote better mental health for kids across the state. Annual screenings would begin in the third grade if ...