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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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