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 cost-free mental health screening tools for students across the state, according ...

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

The bill, SB1560 requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year, starting in the 2027-2028 school year.

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

Pritzker said Illinois is the first in the country to provide universal mental health screenings for children in public schools.

Governor Pritzker enacted 15 bills into law, focusing on education, hunting, and more. Greg Bishop reviews key impacts of the ...

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s behavioral health team within the governor’s office to develop procedures and ...

Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in partnership with psychiatric hospitals, with the goal of shifting from crisis ...

Pritzker was asked about continued problems after the case of an 18-year-old who died last year, despite having been on DCFS’s radar. Mackenzi Felmlee died in May. Her foster mother and her foster ...

As part of the program, mental health screenings in Illinois schools will become a regular thing. The state’s Board of Education will work with children’s behavioral health experts on what guidance ...