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.

For students in Illinois, mental health screenings will soon be required alongside annual vision and hearing exams. Illinois ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

After discovering that young people may need mental health screenings as much as physical ones while conducting a short mental health assessment at a school, last year, pediatrician and Ajuda co ...

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 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 ...