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Illinois schools to offer mental health screenings

Gov. Pritzker signs bill requiring mental health screenings in all Illinois school districts
The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.
Illinois becomes first state to require mental health screenings for students
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.
Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in Illinois schools. What to know
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 to a press release from Pritzker's office.
Afternoon Briefing: Illinois schools to offer mental health screenings
But Illinois and 15 other states are fighting back in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for “intimidating providers” into denying such care. UI Health became the latest hospital today to suspend gender-affirming surgical procedures for adolescents effective immediately,
Illinois becomes first to require yearly mental health checks for students
Illinois will become the first state to mandate yearly mental health screenings for students in third through twelfth grades starting in 2027.
Illinois schools to implement annual mental health screenings starting in 2027
Annual screenings would begin in the third grade if parents want their children to be part of the program. Pritzker says it’s a matter of providing a supportive environment statewide to encourage teen mental health,
Providing mental health resources to Illinois students
Students in Illinois will have more access to mental health resources. The governor signed a bill requiring schools to offer free mental health screenings.
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Illinois joining other states challenging gender-affirming care restrictions
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