A bipartisan coalition in Congress is calling on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to halt the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the LGBTQ+ youth services of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. This essential service, which has handled over 1.3 million contacts since its 2023 implementation, is facing a planned phaseout by July 17. Lawmakers argue that the hotline's dismantling, initiated by SAMHSA, threatens a vital support system for LGBTQ+ youth amidst rising mental health crises.
This is not some kind of hotline set by a liberal Democratic administration. It was actually signed into law by President Trump.
Since the line became fully operational in 2023, it has received an astonishing 1.3 million calls, texts, and other forms of communication.
In the name of expunging DEI, the Trump administration has lurched from the farcical to the cruel.
The LGBTQ+-specific branch allows callers to 'press 3' to connect with affirming counselors.
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