US EditionHouse Democrats: Funding cuts to LGBTQ suicide hotline will have ‘lethal consequences’
- In May 2025, over 100 House Democrats called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to oppose proposed budget cuts targeting suicide prevention programs specifically designed for LGBTQ+ youth under the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
- This request follows the Trump administration's draft budget proposal to eliminate specialized mental health programs for LGBTQ+ youth amid a nationwide youth mental health crisis.
- The 988 Lifeline, established through bipartisan legislation approved during President Trump's administration and launched nationwide in 2022, has managed more than 1.3 million interactions and offers specialized support for LGBTQ+ young people, who face suicide attempt rates significantly higher than their non-LGBTQ+ counterparts.
- Advocates warned the cuts would have "lethal consequences" by ending essential, evidence-backed crisis services accessed by pressing '3' on 988 and urged preserving funding for vulnerable youth.
- If implemented, the plan threatens to undermine nationwide suicide prevention efforts for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth amid fast-approaching federal budget deadlines in October 2025.
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Gloucester Daily TimesLawmakers rip cuts to suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth
BOSTON — House Democrats are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to spare a crisis service for LGBTQ youth from federal funding cuts, saying the move would have "lethal consequences" for teens in crisis.
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