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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders said that between 2018 and 2022, mental health and substance use ...

The bill requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to students enrolled in grades 3-12, at least once a ...

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

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 ...

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