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

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

Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker has signed SB1560 bill into law which states mental health checkups will soon be ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

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 if they are struggling.

This story contains mentions of suicide. With a backdrop of a hand-painted, student-made mural and a grinning slate of state ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health ...