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 ...

Illinois is set to become the first American state to mandate annual mental health screenings for students. Governor JB ...

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

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

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

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

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

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