Serving LGBTQ Youth in Crisis

Serving LGBTQ Youth in Crisis

Restoring option 3 to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline isn’t a solution, but it’s a start.

What’s next for 988 LGBTQ+ services?

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US Sen. Tammy Baldwin pushes for faster return of LGBTQ+ option on 988 hotline

Baldwin says the Trump administration isn't working fast enough to restore an option for LGBTQ+ youth calling into the suicide and crisis prevention hotline. The post US Sen. Tammy Baldwin pushes for faster return of LGBTQ+ option on 988 hotline appeared first on WPR.

988's LGBTQ+ Crisis Line Returns This Year — But the Trevor Project May Be Shut Out

The 988 Lifeline's specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth is set to return by year's end after Congress directed $33 million toward the effort. But The Trevor Project — which handled roughly half the program's 1.6 million contacts — may be barred from participating, raising alarm among advocates about the relaunch's clinical standards and whether transgender youth will be served at all.