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

UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – The federal funding cut ends a dedicated LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline that handled 1.5 million contacts since 2022, prompting states like California to expand local mental health support.

  • 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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(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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