Illinois is set to become the first American state to mandate annual mental health screenings for students. Governor JB ...

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

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 ...

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

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

Under SB 1560, Illinois school districts will receive free resources to implement the new initiative for students in grades 3 ...

Starting in 2027, Illinois will require all public school students from grades 3 to 12 to undergo annual mental health ...

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 ...

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