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 ...

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

Illinois public school students could soon receive free mental health screenings each year thanks to a new law signed by Gov.

Illinois will become the first state to mandate yearly mental health screenings for students in third through twelfth grades ...

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 […] ...

Ministry of Health has introduced children's mental health examinations as a new component of this year's Free Health Check ...

Suicides in Indian prisons are significantly higher than in the general population, yet most psychiatrist posts remain vacant ...

Children in foster care are significantly more likely to have mental health issues. They attempt or complete suicide at rates three to four times that of youths in the general population.

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

Mental health infrastructure on campuses remains inadequate. A 2019 study in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry found that fewer than 20% of Indian universities have full-time professional mental health ...

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