New Law Gives Illinois Students 5 Mental Health Days
Students in Illinois will soon be able to take five mental health days off school.
By Andrea GuthmannNew Law Gives Illinois Students 5 Mental Health Days
Students in Illinois will soon be able to take five mental health days off school.
By Andrea Guthmann
WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information.
Sign up for our newsletters
to stay up to date on the stories that matter.
From COVID-19 to climate change and gun violence, kids have a lot on their minds these days. A new Illinois law will soon let them take off five mental health days a year.
GUESTS: Diana Castaneda, director of Youth and Family Services at Community Counseling Centers of Chicago
State Sen. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago)