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The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17.
As of July 17, the national hotline will stop giving callers the option to connect with counselors trained to work with LGBTQ ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said specialized LGBTQ+ youth care through the 988 Suicide & ...
The specific 988 subprogram for LGBTQ+ youth cost $33 million in fiscal year 2024, according to SAMHSA, and as of June 2025, ...
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by ...
In its statement on the decision, SAMHSA referred to the “LGB+ youth services," omitting the “T” representing transgender ...
The Trump administration has instructed the national suicide prevention hotline to stop offering specialized support to LGBTQ+ callers next month, saying those callers can rely on the hotline’s ...
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health was supposed to make changes when it comes to treating inmates who have been declared incompetent to stand trial, but the report says that's not happening.
The national LGBQ+ suicide hotline has 30 days before it will shutter, forcing callers to seek out LGBTQ+ specific services directly.
A part of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth — known as 988 option 3 — will close in July, the ...
NAMI expresses deep concern over the removal of LGBTQ+ specialized services from the 988 Lifeline, emphasizing the critical need for affirming mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth—especially during ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is ending specialized 988 services for LGBTQ+ youth. According ...