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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth changed the name of USNS Harvey Milk this year, which paid homage to a veteran and gay rights activist, ahead of Pride weekend. Transgender service members were also ...

Immediate help for the LGBTQ community in crisis situations used to be the press of a button away, but now Pitt County mother ...

Until recently, callers to the national suicide prevention hotline could press “3” to connect with a counselor trained to support LGBTQ+ youth. That option no longer exists.

According to a national survey by The Trevor Project in 2024, 39% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting ...

The 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline no longer has a prompt to direct LGBTQ people to specialized counselors. The ...

The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or 988, will no longer be available to assist young members of the LGBTQ + ...

The “Press 3” option on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, launched in 2022 and used by more than 1.3 million young people, ...

A transgender Western Carolina University student and local LGBTQ+ advocate is speaking out after the Trump administration’s ...

California will fund the Trevor Project's LGBTQ+ youth mental health hotline after federal cuts. The service handled 231,000 crisis contacts in 2024 alone.