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

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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 ...

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

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

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Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in partnership with psychiatric hospitals, with the goal of shifting from crisis ...

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s behavioral health team within the governor’s office to develop procedures and ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at an East St. Louis food shelter on Tuesday to talk about his administration’s plans to alleviate the ...

The bill, SB1560 requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year, starting in the 2027-2028 school year.