Donald Trump has yet to take office as president for a second time, but vulnerable groups of Americans are already responding to his election victory. As mental health appointments have surged in the wake of the 2024 presidential election, so have cries for help from LGBTQ+ youth. The day after the election, the Trevor Project, a nonprofit suicide prevention program for LGBTQ+ youth, saw a 700% increase in requests for its crisis services, accor…

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LGBTQ crisis hotline sees 700% surge in calls, spike in pranks post-election

On Nov. 6, one day after the 2024 election, one LGBTQ+ crisis hotline says it saw 700% more calls than normal. It's a record number of calls for the Trevor Project's suicide prevention hotline, and a sign of the impact of the 2024 election.

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Crisis calls to a suicide prevention group for LGBTQ+ youth jumped 700% after Trump’s victory

The state suicide and crisis hotline received a record number of calls a day following the election, with LGBTQ+ and Spanish-speaking lines seeing especially high traffic.Vibrant, the mental health company that administers Kansas’ 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, reported a…

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Kansas suicide and crisis hotline sees post-election spike

The state suicide and crisis hotline received a record number of calls a day following the election, with LGBTQ+ and Spanish-speaking lines seeing especially high traffic. Continue reading ...

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Sarah Davison In the hours following President-elect Donald Trump‘s win, the United States’ leading suicide prevention organisation for LGTBQ+ youth saw a spike in outreach. The Trevor Project found its lifeline, chat and text features saw an overall volume increase of 700 per cent compared to use in the weeks leading up to the election. A third ... The post LGBTQ+ youth crisis calls jumped 700% after US election appeared first on QNews.

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LGBTQ+ youth crisis calls jumped 700% after US election

Kansas' suicide and crisis hotline, 988, saw an uptick in calls the day after the Nov. 5 election. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)TOPEKA — The state suicide and crisis hotline received a record number of calls a day following the election, with LGBTQ+ and Spanish-speaking lines seeing especially high traffic. Vibrant, the mental health company that administers Kansas’ 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, reported a one-day call record of 169 calls…

Crisis calls to a suicide prevention group for LGBTQ+ youth jumped 700% after Trump’s victory

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