The national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline previously offered the option to "Press 3" to be connected with a crisis counselor trained in LGBTQ+ issues.

States and mental health organizations are bracing for the closure of a specialized service within 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, for LGBTQ youth on Thursday under orders from

The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or 988, will no longer be available to assist young members of the LGBTQ + community, effective Thursday.

“I already, in many ways, am beginning to mourn the loss of lives that we know we will see because of this cut,” said Mason Dunn, a trans advocate and educator in Massachusetts. “The trend of eliminating LGBTQ+ visibility is an alarming and dangerous trend.”

The Trump administration will be shutting down the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ youth services on July 17. A spokesperson for the White House said the move is to avoid the embrace of “radical gender ideology.