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.

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 ...

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