Gov. JB Pritzker signs controversial law mandating mental health screenings in Illinois schools for grades three through 12, ...

Critics of a new law that will make Illinois the first state in the country to conduct annual mental health screenings of school children say the plan will do more harm than good.

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

Students in Illinois will soon have to get mental health screenings alongside annual vision and hearing exams.

Illinois wants to give mental health screenings to elementary schoolers. Will that actually help struggling kids?

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

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 ...

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

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

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