988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal

Newsom slams Trump administration over plan to cut funding for LGBT-specific suicide counseling - Washington Examiner

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) backed a bill Friday that would print the number for a suicide hotline and LGBT crisis center on the back of all public middle and high school student ID cards.  The move is in direct opposition to President Donald Trump‘s administration plan to cut funding for a nonprofit network that provides LGBT-specific youth counseling at the suicide hotline. The California governor criticized the plan, claiming the government is “…

Bay Area LGBTQ+ organizations fear rippling impact if Trump administration defunds 988 hotline

There is mounting concern as the Trump Administration is considering cutting the 988 suicide prevention and crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, operated by the Trevor Project.

Trump administration proposes defunding suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

The Trump administration is looking into cutting the 988 suicide prevention and crisis lifeline’s services for the LGBTQ+ community.

988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal

The Trump administration is considering eliminating the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth as a way to cut back on funding for next year’s discretionary budget for mental health, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN.

The AB 727 proposal put forward by California Democrats has attracted widespread attention and controversy. The proposal requires all public schools in the state to print the LGBTQ suicide prevention hotline on their student ID cards for students in grades 7 to 12. Li Shaomin said that this move is suspected of being unconstitutional, and promoting LGBTQ initiatives in schools in the name of suicide prevention may pose a major safety risk to und…

Washington, D.C. April 2025 — A leaked budget proposal from Donald Trump’s administration proposes the total elimination of funds for the Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ Youth from the 988 National Suicide Prevention and Crisis Line, a measure that has generated concern among mental health organizations and LGBTQ+ rights advocates. Since its implementation in 2022, this program has responded to more than 1.2 million LGBTQ+ youth crisis contacts…