06/19/2025
There can be no reasonable explanation for the cruel and harmful decision to shutter the feature for LGBTQ+ youth to access direct support by using the Option 3 function of the 988 su***de and crisis hotline. This is truly an incomprehensible, politically motivated action on the part of the Trump administration to needlessly take away a crucial resource for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis, which is indefensible.
It is important to know that LGBTQ+ youth can still call 988, but in 30 days they will no longer have the option to use the dedicated service.
A part of the 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth — known as 988 option 3 — will close in July, the agency said.