the Trump administration He removed “Press 3 Option” from the National 988 suicide hotline and crises. “Press 3 Option” has been available since 2022 for LGBTQ+ looked to speak with a mental health provider specialized in mental health care LGBTQ+. The service will be officially closed on July 17.
in statement The SAMHSA Department said it will end the service “Focus on everyone Help researchers, including those who are previously provided with a Press 3 option. ”
The statement also said that the hotline “is no longer a” silo “what it called” LGB+ services “, especially among the missing persons T.
“I am destroyed and sad.” Instagram. Black said: “Half a million young men from LGBTQ reached 988 last year and pressed 3.” “They found trained hearts waiting for help.” Black described the “Life Person” in the crisis as “cut” by Samsa.
Trevor Project Was the third party used by the hotline to provide “Press 3 Option”.
In its statement, SAMHSA indicated that the allocations that were allocated a federal $ 33 million for the option in 2024 were fully spent by June 2025. It describes the money as going to “support the sub -networks” of the service.
“Your life has meaning,” Black said in the video, talking to LGBTQ+ YouTH. “You are our future, and we will never stop fighting for you.”
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