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

Gov. JB Pritzker at Chute Middle School in Evanston on July 31, 2025, signs into law a mandate that will require 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 State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders said that between 2018 and 2022, mental health and substance use ...

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

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 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 ...