LGBTQ youth to lose 988 specialized service line

In a leaked budget draft this spring, the Trump administration indicated it was considering cuts to 988 specialized hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth
Much like 911 for emergency help, 988 was designed to be a quicker dial and has been in effect for approximately three years.
That possibility became a reality on June 18, when the administration announced it had instructed the national suicide hotline to stop offering specialized services to LGBTQ callers effective July 17.
A statement from the Department of Health and Human Services said the LGBTQ+ section had run out of Congressionally-directed funding. Continuing to fund that component would...