New program between Waubonsee Community College and the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois described as “a game-changer.” ...

After a child reaches four years of age, a variety of vaccines are recommended, and the state's health department requires ...

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

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

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

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health as a priority, like physical health. Illinois schools already offer ...

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 ...

Hundreds of students in East Moline played basketball with law enforcement and took books and school supplies home on Thursday.

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 ...