Illinois Gov. signs law for annual mental health screenings in schools
WE’LL BRING YOU NEW DETAILS AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM. ILLINOIS TAKES ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS SUPPORTING STUDENTS, MENTAL HEALTH GOVERNOR PRITZKER SIGNED A BILL TODAY THAT WILL IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS IN ILLINOIS. SCHOOLS. PREVIOUSLY MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS THAT CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ISSUES THAT CAN HURT STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT. ILLINOIS IS COVERING THE COSTS OF THE SCREENING TECHNOLOGY AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICTS. PRITZKER THINKS OF IT AS AN EXPANSION TO SERVICES. SCHOOLS ALREADY PROVIDE. >> JUST AS WE HAVE BEEN SCREENING FOR VISION. WE’RE HEARING CHALLENGES THAT SHOULD STUDENTS HAVE HAD FOR MANY YEARS. WE WILL NOW PROVIDE ASSESSMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. >> THE
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.
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In TWO YEARS. LMAO why the hold up? If you support Pritzypoo, off yourself already. Thanks.
I’m so happy that I get to fund their lifestyle, including the delusional that they all have a muntul eel-nis.
Having an 80 IQ and zero impulse control isn’t technically a “mental illness.”
The CHILDREN are fine it's the ADULTS who intentionally , willfully, purposefully and LEGISLATIVELY wield malpractice, maltreatment , low wages, poverty, oppression, lack, PTSD, crime ridden communities, drug infested communities, toxic living environments, preexisting conditions, ya know