Trump Admin Cuts Option For LGBTQ+ Youth From National Suicide Prevention Hotline
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The LGBTQ-specific service the hotline offered has fielded about 1.3 million calls, texts and chats since its inception in 2022.
President Donald Trump’s administration is shutting down the national suicide prevention hotline’s LGBTQ youth-specific care starting on July 17.
“On July 17, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer silo LGB+ youth services, also known as the ‘Press 3 option,’ to focus on serving all help seekers, including those previously served through the Press 3 option,” a news release from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, reads.
The suicide hotline added the Press 3 option in 2022 in a contract with the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth. People could call the suicide hotline at 988 and then press 3 to be directed to a trained counselor who would help people who identify as LGBTQ+.
SAMHSA, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, said in a news release that anyone who contacts 988 will continue to receive “compassion and help.”
The Trevor Project said in a news release that it was notified Tuesday of the elimination of Press 3, through which operators have fielded about 1.3 million calls, texts or chats.
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