Since 2022, anyone who calls 988 — the US' nation-wide suicide and crisis hotline — has had the option to dial 3 to speak to a counselor trained to help LGBTQ youth. After July 17, however, this specialized extension will no longer exist. Yesterday, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced it would discontinue funding for the "LGB+" hotline, purposefully omitting the "T." That statement coincided with a stop-work order issued to The Trevor Project, one of seven nonprofits contracted to provide specialized counseling to minors, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Astor. Per SAMHSA, "press 3 services" […]

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