Federal data show that the program for young LGBT+ answered almost 1.3 million calls since it started in September 2022. Services have been accessible in the “Press 3” option on the phone or responding “Pride” via text.
The national line of life, suicide and crisis of the United States will no longer offer personalized support options to young people and young adults LGBT+ to July 17, according to the announcement of the federal agency responsible for the service.
The decision anticipates the Trump Administration Budget Proposal for 2026 Cut the financing of services for young people and youth adults LGBT+ From the support line, which in the United States is 988, and is making the alarm sound among the defenders of the LGBT+cause, during the month where LGBT+pride is celebrated.
Federal data show that the program for young LGBT+ answered almost 1.3 million calls since it started in September 2022. Services have been accessible in the “Press 3” option on the phone or responding “Pride” via text.
The decision was made to “not isolate” services and “focus on serving all those seeking help, including those previously served through the Press 3 option,” said the (Samhsa, in the English acronym) of the US Department of Human Health and Human Services, in a statement dated Tuesday at its official ‘website’.
The news of the closure of the LGBT+ service comes at the time the US Supreme Court confirmed the prohibition of the state of Tennessee from providing care for gender affirmation to minorson Wednesday.
The Trevor project said it had received official notification on Tuesday that the program was ending. The nonprofit organization is one of seven centers that provide support services in crisis situations for LGBT+ people and serves almost half of people contacting the support line.
“Suicide prevention has to do with people, not with politics. The decision of the administration to remove a bipartisan service based on evidence that has effectively supported a group of high -risk young people in its most black moments is incomprehensible “said Jaymes Black, executive director of the Trevor Project, in a statement on Wednesday.
In its statement on the decision of the 988 Support line, Samhsa referred to “LGB+Young Services”.
Black considered the omission of the “t” that represents the transgender people.
“Transgender people can never be, and they will never be erased,” he said.
Direct line will serve anyone who telephone “with compassion”
The Trevor project will continue to provide its mental health support services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as well as other organizations, and 988 leaders say the direct line will serve anyone who telephone “with compassion.”
US disease control and disease prevention centers said There were 49,300 suicides in 2023 – Approximately the highest level in the country’s history, based on preliminary data.
Studies have shown that Young LGBT+ are at greater risk of suicideincluding an analysis of 2024 of the CDC that concluded that 26% of transgender students and with gender issues tried suicide last year. This value is compared to 5% of male schism students and 11% of female schism students.
Trump put the anti-transgender themes at the center of the campaign
The transsexuals flooded the direct lines of crisis with calls after the reelection of President Donald Trump.
Trump has placed the anti-transgender themes at the center of his campaign and has since retreated many civil rights protections and access to health care that claim the genre.
The specific subprogram of line 988 for young LGBT+ cost $ 33 million (About 28.7 million euros) In the 2024 fiscal year, according to Samhsa, and in June 2025, more than 33 million were invested in the services.
The Trump Administration 2026 budget proposal asked to maintain the total budget of line 988 by $ 520 million, even eliminating LGBT+services, maintaining the same budgetary value while eliminating LGBT+services.
