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

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

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

A bill is now in effect to ensure universal mental health screenings are available at all Illinois public schools, making it the first state in the country to do so. At Chute Middle School in Evanston ...

Pritzker said Illinois is the first in the country to provide universal mental health screenings for children in public schools.

Former President Joe Biden called on a convention of attorneys to lead the fight in upholding the Constitution during the Trump administration.

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Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday to make Illinois one of the first states to provide universal mental health screenings for young children and teens.

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