Federal Government Ends Specialized LGBT Option at Suicide Prevention Service

A government spokesman said it will not fund a chat service promoting “radical gender ideology” to children “without consent or knowledge of their parents.”

A teenager poses for a picture in Arlington, Virginia, on June 11, 2021. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration is terminating the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBT youth and will instead focus on serving all individuals seeking help through the hotline, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced on June 17.

SAMHSA, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will no longer use its “LGB+” youth services, also known as the “Press 3 option,” beginning July 17.