Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, called it a "fatal decision" to cut the hotline. RELATED STORY | Trump administration will close dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline in July “This is ...

Our youth need to have that connection. They have to have that connection. If they don’t, they’re cast to the streets," said ...

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 ...

Anyone who needs help can call 988. There are still LGBTQ-specific crisis lines available from different organizations.

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, ...