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Optional LGBTQ suicide prevention lifeline service ends
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ceased its optional service for LGBTQ callers on Thursday after the Trump ...
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IDHS prepares for 9-8-8 calls after end of LGBTQ+ subnetwork
LGBTQ+ youth dialed 9-8-8 more than 1.5 million times to connect with crisis counselors. But their line for specialized care ...
Health Cuts Would Result in Fewer Drugs for Americans, Budget Office Reports
The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to medical research and health agencies will curtail the development of promising ...
LGBTQ mental health hotline shuts down
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The LGBTQ-specific part of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline shut down Thursday following a directive ...
Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ youth service, which has provided queer youths with specialized services since 2022 ...
Trump administration ends 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth have officially ended operations, meaning people ...
LGBTQ advocates brace for Thursday closure of 988 lifeline service
States and mental health organizations are bracing for the closure of a specialized service within 988, the National Suicide ...
What the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers and how it's used
The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — 988 — launched on this day exactly three years ago. People who call the line seeking support are connected to a local network of crisis centers and a trained ...