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Iowa City Crisis Service Line Plans Layoffs as Government Halts 988 Support for LGBTQ+ Youth

On June 18, 2025, the Trump administration directed the national 988 suicide and crisis lifeline to eliminate the LGBTQ+ youth 'Press 3' option, effective July 17.
In June 2025, SAMHSA announced it would no longer silo LGBTQ+ youth services, cutting roughly $33 million and issuing stop-work orders to seven centers on June 17.
Following the funding cut, Washington's VOAWW met with Rep. Rick Larsen, while California's governor pledged support for LGBTQ+ youth services.
The Biden administration has not yet announced a formal plan to restore the LGBTQ+ specific support on 988, leaving advocacy groups calling for urgent action amid ongoing service gaps.

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Log Cabin Republicans have blood on their hands

Log Cabin Republicans — and others who continue to support the Trump administration — were warned that its policies would bring real harm to our community. That warning has now come true: The Trump administration has cut funding for LGBTQ+ suicide hotlines, effective July 17. This isn’t hyperbole, anti-Trump rhetoric or “fake news.” Even Fox News reported it: “The Trump administration announced on June 18 that it has directed the national suicid…

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Community Crisis Services in Iowa City to lay off 49 employees

An organization that helps those facing emotional, food, or financial crisis in Johnson County will lay off nearly 50 employees.According to the Iowa WARN site,

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Police link suicide hotline bill to risk of online predators

(The Center Square) — The California Family Council joins law enforcement in revealing a new LGBTQ+ suicide hotline bill that could expose children to online predators.

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