House Democrats: Funding cuts to LGBTQ suicide hotline will have ‘lethal consequences’

Congress members urge RFK Jr not to close LGBTQ+ suicide helpline

Members of Congress have urged RFK Jr not to close the 988 Lifeline which helps support suicidal LGBTQ+ youth.

N.J. suicide hotline at risk of running out of money. A 40-cent phone fee could save it.

The national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline debuted in July 2022 with the promise of connecting people to a supportive voice and an opportunity for treatment — services that have remained in intense demand since the pandemic.

Democrats Urge RFK Jr. To Backtrack On A 'Shortsighted And Dangerous Plan'

House Democrats said the HHS draft budget would gut programs that are a "life-saving" resource for vulnerable youth.

House Democrats demand RFK Jr. stop Trump’s deadly plan to end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services

More than 100 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are warning that the Trump administration’s plan to defund the LGBTQ+ youth branch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline would endanger lives, and they’re calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop it.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. “President Trump’s budget threatens to end specialized s…

House Democrats: Funding cuts to LGBTQ suicide hotline will have ‘lethal consequences’

More than 100 House Democrats urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to spare a crisis service for LGBTQ youth from federal funding cuts, calling the plan, part of a leaked budget proposal, “ill-advised” and dangerous in a letter addressed Tuesday to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  An internal budget document first reported…

Over 100 Lawmakers Push Back Against Federal Cuts to LGBTQ Lifeline Services - Entertainment Unleashed Here

A letter signed by more than 100 Democrats in Congress asks U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to cancel planned budget cuts that would cut important mental health services for LGBTQ+ kids, who have more mental health problems than their peers. Services from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are at ...