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A new Illinois law, signed Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker, will require annual mental health screenings for public school children to identify and prevent mental health crises.

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

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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.

As part of the program, mental health screenings in Illinois schools will become a regular thing. The state’s Board of Education will work with children’s behavioral health experts on what guidance ...

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 ...

Illinois students are used to taking physicals and vision tests for school, but now they can add one more exam to the list. And they'll be the first in the country to do it.

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