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

Illinois will require all school districts in the state to offer mental health screenings at least once a year to students in ...

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.

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

The article New Law Makes IL 1st State To Require Student Mental Health Screenings appeared first on Evanston Patch. EVANSTON, IL — A new law will require all Illinois schools to offer free mental ...

Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 to provide cost-free mental health screening tools to public schools in Illinois ...

Illinois students are used to taking physicals and vision tests for school, but now they can add one more exam to the list.

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

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

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

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