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Anyone who needs help can call 988. There are still LGBTQ-specific crisis lines available from different organizations.
Although crisis counselors are still available on the 988 Lifeline, Thursday was the first day without the “press 3 option” for the LGBTQ+ youth services program.
The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer provide specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth. Since 2022, callers ...
Naples Pride is launching a new Mental Health Collaborative after the federal government announced it's ending specialized ...
Immediate help for the LGBTQ community in crisis situations used to be the press of a button away, but now Pitt County mother ...
Lines for Life expects more crisis calls, while Rep. Andrea Salinas is leading a congressional effort to restore funding after the "Press 3" option was shut down.
In Illinois, the 988 hotline’s LGBTQ+ youth specialized services program supports more than 1,600 calls and 600 chats or ...
“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 ...
"Having an LGBT youth get connected with a counselor that doesn't have any specialized training... that youth is not going to be as likely to reach out for help." ...
President Donald Trump’s administration officially axed the LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program Thursday, an LGBTQ-specific program under the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a move that the CEO of ...
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth have officially ended operations, meaning people ...
The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on , ...