The federal government has proposed eliminating all federal funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services — a program that provides emergency crisis support to LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.
The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services has received more than 1.2 million crisis contacts since 2022. Defunding the program will put young people at risk. LGBTQ youth are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers, and taking away this important resource will be devastating.
They’ve put together a petition urging Congress to fight back and help us protect this life-saving program.
— David Taffet