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Trump administration to shut down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
- Starting July 17, 2025, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will discontinue its specialized services designed specifically for LGBTQ+ youth.
- This modification comes after the Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal maintained a $520 million allocation for the 988 Lifeline but removed funding designated for services catering specifically to LGBTQ+ individuals seeking support.
- The LGBTQ+ youth program began in September 2022, serving nearly 1.3 million callers at a cost of over $33 million by June 2025 to address their higher suicide risk.
- A 2024 CDC report revealed that over a quarter of students identifying as transgender or questioning their gender reported suicide attempts within the past year, while Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black described the exclusion of transgender representation as insensitive and stressed that suicide prevention should focus on individuals rather than political agendas.
- The service removal may reduce access to proven life-saving resources for LGBTQ+ youth, raising concern from advocates, while SAMHSA states the change aims to serve all help seekers without siloing services.
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Heidi Stevens: Shutting down the LGBTQ+ suicide hotline is cruelty run amok — and it will cost us dearly
There’s cost-cutting, and then there’s cruelty. The Trump administration appears determined to blur that line to the point of indistinction, using the former, over and over, to justify the latter. The decision to abruptly shut down the LGBTQ+ youth suicide…
Next month, the phone hotline that prevents LGBTQ+ youth suicides will disappear.
The aid line will cease to offer custom support options for young and young adults LGBT+ on July 17th.
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