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Removing silos, risking lives? Suicide hotline cuts specialized LGBTQ+ services

Research shows bias and lack of support make LGBTQ+ young people more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their ...

Jim Parsons Slams Trump for Cutting LGBTQ+ Crisis Hotline: ‘I Think It’s Quite Literally Criminal’

Jim Parsons slammed the Trump administration for turning off the LGBTQ+ crisis hotline last week.
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Commentary: Suicide hotline cuts deepen isolation among LGBTQ+ youth

However, the same dataset points out that being queer or transgender is not a suicide risk in it of itself. The true cause is the ostracization and isolation that LGBTQ+ youth often experience in ...
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LGBTQ+ suicide hotline extension ends Thursday, concerning mental health professionals

The Trump administration decided in June to discontinue the service, which a West Philly counselor described as a 'lifeline.' ...
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Calls to Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis hotline increase in third year of operation

Calls to Missouri's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline have risen significantly each year since the hotline launched three years ...
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LGBT suicide hotline counselor appears to endorse teen's plan to leave home, live with coach

A leaked recording of a counseling session with a controversial LGBT activist group appeared to endorse a fictional teen’s ...
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Tampa Bay center fills gap after national crisis hotline no longer offers LGBTQ youth help

ABC Action News anchor Wendy Ryan had a conversation with Clara Reynolds, the CEO of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay about how ...
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‘Life or death for these kids’: LGBTQ+ advocates react to 988 hotline change

Until recently, callers to the national suicide prevention hotline could press “3” to connect with a counselor trained to ...