US EditionWith 988 Suicide Hotline Losing LGBTQ+ Option, LA County Supervisor Hahn Wants to Pick up the Slack
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 13 – LA County supervisors plan to seek restoration of the LGBTQ+ option on the 988 hotline, which has served over 1.3 million youth and faces removal this week due to federal funding cuts.
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn introduced a motion on July 15 to restore the LGBTQ+ counseling option recently removed from the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
- The removal of the 'Press 3' option, which routed LGBTQ+ callers to specially trained counselors, follows a federal directive by SAMHSA citing concerns about siloing services.
- Launched in September 2022, the Press 3 subprogram has provided support to approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ youth, a population that seriously considers suicide at a rate nearly triple that of their heterosexual peers.
- Hahn emphasized that providing a dedicated resource through 988 tailored for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing emergencies is both a moral responsibility and a crucial measure for saving lives.
- The motion asks county departments to assess the impact of removing the option and pursue efforts to reinstate LGBTQ+ support services locally and potentially beyond Los Angeles.
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