IL YOUTH SURVEY 2026 OPT OUT

Awake IL
10 hours ago
3 min read

As students head back to school from winter break, parents MUST be aware of the "Illinois Youth Survey" that asks VERY personal and VERY invasive questions of minor children such as their experience with alcohol and drugs--including sniffing glue. Also invasive questions about household dynamic, family dinners, and mental health.

This survey is often given to grades 8, 10, and 12 depending the school. Some districts are surveying students the first week back to school from winter break.

Call your school principal to inquire about when the survey will be given (notice is often buried in district emails/newsletters) and submit the opt out form by printing, signing, and either hand delivering to the school or emailing a scanned copy/photo image of the signed form to the principal.

WATCH the livestream below from 2024 where Shannon Adcock breaks it ALL down so you can see the survey, the questions, and the reasons parents are OPTING OUT.

Use the 2026 IL Youth Survey opt out form HERE or download below to prevent your child's data from being harvested for "research".

JUNE 2025 UPDATE: In light of the latest mental health screening bill SB1560, this 2024 blog post is being reshared as background for the mental health screenings that could be coming to a school near you. If you choose to turn over your child's mental health to a school, you need to know who is involved in this agenda: Non government organizations and data-mining for profit survey companies like Panorama.

SHARE with your parent networks.

KNOW YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. Ask the school principal for the mental health screening opt out process/forms and submit our PDF forms as supplement.

DOWNLOAD OPT OUT FORMS

On Friday January 19, 2024, Awake IL President Shannon Adcock shared information and resources on the IL Youth Survey and Illinois' plans for a K-12 student mental health screening program.

Watch the recording in its entirety to understand the resource links and implications of the topics discussed. Timestamps of presentation with quick links are listed below. Click here or scroll down for the presentation slides and links. SHARE with your school leadership and community networks.

KEY TAKE AWAYS:

Click here or graphic below to download the list of participating schools.

Download OPT OUT FORM HERE.

The IL Youth Survey may be administered to middle and high school students and public AND private schools. The survey asks very invasive questions about gender, drug use, suicide and family dynamic. The data is collected by a University of IL research team. OPT OUT is available for all parents.

DOWNLOAD SURVEY OPT OUT FORM

The new mental health screening is a government expansion program being phased in this Fall 2024. With ESSER funds expiring in Sept. 2024, the timing of this roll out is interesting. There are many red flags in the build up to this program and parents and school leadership need transparent discussions with all stakeholders. This mental health screening is illustrative of the (worrisome) CDC W.S.C.C. model known as whole school, whole community, whole child where schools and communities become robust government networks and healthcare settings.

DOWNLOAD MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING OPT OUT

If you are a clinical social worker who has concerns with this program and would like to speak publicly on this issue, please contact us at media@awakeIL.com

LIVESTREAM PRESENTATION SEGMENTS:

02:15 What is the IL Youth Survey?