According to a recently leaked proposed budget, Donald Trump‘s administration is considering defunding the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which helps connects callers in a mental health crisis with specially trained counselors with similar life experiences.
The Trevor Project, a non-profit devoted to suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth, wrote an open letter to save LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention hotline. The open letter starts:
"We are heartbroken by the proposal to eliminate federal funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services — a move that will have devastating, life-threatening consequences for young people across the country. As artists, creators, and public figures, our platforms come with responsibility. And today, that responsibility is clear: we must speak out to protect the mental health and lives of LGBTQ+ youth. We will not stay silent."
Read and sign the letter here.
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