The national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth shut down. States are scrambling to help.

The national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth shut down. States are scrambling to help.

Participants come out to walk and support the Out of the Darkness Walk in Chicago in September 2024. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)On July 17, the option shut down for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental health support from the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said a month earlier that it would no longer “silo” serv…