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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Devi Shastri

Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July

Mental Health Hotline - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17, according to a statement on a federal agency's website.

The decision preempts the Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal to cut funding for 988's LGBTQ+ youth and young adult services, and is raising alarm bells among LGBTQ+ advocates.

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