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Illinois becomes 1st state to require student mental health screenings​

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law on Thursday.
ByYi-Jin Yu
August 1, 2025, 12:04 PM


For students in Illinois, mental health screenings will soon be required alongside annual vision and hearing exams.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday that will require public school students in grades 3 through 12 in the state to undergo a mental health screening each year.

The change will go into effect in the 2027-2028 school year with at least one screening per student required annually, according to a press release from Pritzker's office.

Pritzker also said the new legislation makes Illinois the first state to mandate universal mental health assessments for public school students.

"At a time when our kids are struggling with anxiety and depression more than ever before, it's our responsibility to ensure that young people have all the support that they need to get the help that they deserve," Pritzker said in remarks at the signing ceremony.

"Our goal is an integrated, comprehensive approach to quality mental and behavioral health services for young people across the state," Pritzker added, saying the legislation will pave the way for schools to receive resources and support to implement the new push for screenings.

The bill, SB1560, encourages schools to connect student caregivers and parents with the Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation or BEACON Portal, a tool launched in January that can provide information about available mental health resources and services.

Illinois' move comes two months after the Trump administration pulled funding for about $1 billion in mental health grants. The Department of Education said in May that the grants would be discontinued because the money was going to "race-based actions" instead of mental health services in schools.

Students' mental health has been top of mind ahead of the back-to-school season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anxiety and depression are some of the most common mental health conditions diagnosed in children between the ages of 3 and 17, with mental health being a significant concern among teens.


The Illinois State Board of Education has until Sept. 1, 2026, to provide schools with guidance and policies to implement the mandated mental health screenings. The state is also promising schools free screening tools and access to technology to fulfill the mandate.

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[Rekeita's Kidneys]

Take the Goypills!

 

[Chinese Democrat]

nigga dey tried to gimme dem shits too
said fuck dat nigga slapped a muthfucka in da jaw on my momma
nigga went down bitches said woo
niggas told me get outta there
been free ever since

 

[Halbschwanz]

It's going to be the reason for a school shooting.

And the Pritzker family just so happens to have alot of stock in medical stuff... especially trooning out.

The long game for bringing back child soldiers seems to be going swimmingly.

 

[Sargon's wife's son]

Just a friend who only reminder that JP Pritzker, this slimy little fuck only has this job because his family is one of the richest families in the United States responsible for the opioid epidemic and he only passed this law to benefit his own family. JB Pritzker and his family should be publicly flayed alive for the good of humanity.

 

[The Token Ethnic]

Want to note that this fat fuck, JB Pritzker, the Governor of Illinois, was the one that signed off on this.

and it took a lot of pressure for his fat ass to sign a bill that would kick squatters out of homes. The only reason he did is because a State Rep. pressured him since it happened on his block.

 

[The Nothingness]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anxiety and depression are some of the most common mental health conditions diagnosed in children between the ages of 3 and 17, with mental health being a significant concern among teens.

Gee, maybe it's all the external forces children are exposed to such as liberal parents, liberal teachers, liberal journalists, liberal politicians, and liberal influencers spreading fear on a daily basis.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

so now its a bad thing to focus on mental health?

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

so now its a bad thing to focus on mental health?

I dunno, how do you feel the current situation of over diagnosed, over medicated people who wear their ‘illness’ like a get out of jail free badge for their anti-social behavior and personal failings is?

 

[DeadwastePrime]

I dunno, how do you feel the current situation of over diagnosed, over medicated people who wear their ‘illness’ like a get out of jail free badge for their anti-social behavior and personal failings is?

its a screening. they're not recommending ssris and amphetamines to kids and teens unless something is definitely up
theyre more likely to give them something like this:

than doing any of that. there's also hearing and vision tests in there too so thats a plus

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

its a screening. they're not recommending ssris and amphetamines to kids and teens unless something is definitely up
theyre more likely to give them something like this:
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than doing any of that. there's also hearing and vision tests in there too so thats a plus

I think the disconnect here is the level of trust in the people who is deciding if ‘something is up’ and after covid and the opioid crisis and gender woo woo a lot of people see it more as a tool for profit than a genuine effort to address mental health.

 

[Dr. Butt]

I hope they're doing this to weed out and stop potential child trannies. To help them. Please only reply to me with lies.

 

[regalterry]

so now its a bad thing to focus on mental health?

Depends on how trustworthy you think the schools, state and "experts" are.

Leftist governments have a long history of weaponizing mental health and using fraudulent diagnoses to incarcerate political dissidents.

This will be less about saving kids from trooning out and more about Adolescence-tier psyops.

 

[Jimjamflimflam]

so now its a bad thing to focus on mental health?

No. Telling people to check themselves and negative feelings are normal and it's good to learn how to deal with them. Especially with teenagers going through puberty.

What this will likely do is setup a checklist of "problems" that normal kids deal with and put them on the road to getting doped up all while ignoring actual schizo since muh mental stigma

 

[Diana Moon Glampers]

So let's say a kid gets labelled as mentally unwell at age 3.
Is there any way for that kid to get off that list when they get older?

Something seems very rotten about all of this.

No no, don't you see, if they ever get well, it means they're "masking." Whatever your psychological worst is, that's who you truly are on the inside, and what your identity should be. Whenever you take strides toward wellness, it actually means you're contorting your beautiful neurodiversity and won't be able to sustain it for long without chemical help. You may seem to be well, but you're always mere moments from crashing out into a mental health episode requiring pharmaceutical intervention!

 

[Vargerd]

they're going to pay some fat black sheboons 6 figure salaries to distribute multiple choice questionnaires.

the only mental disorder worth testing for in Illinois is NDD (nigger destructive disorder) but we know they won't do that. this will just be an excuse to get little kids on the path to transitioning and to medicate the absolute fuck out of any white boy that notices he gets in more trouble for jaywalking than little Jamal does for attempting to stab classmates