June 18, 2025 The Trevor Project received official notice yesterday that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is initiating the closure of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifelines LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program within 30 days, effective July 17, 2025.Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, released the following statement in response:We received official notice that the Trump administration has ordered the closure of The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifelines LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program, effective July 17, 2025. This means that, in 30 short days, this program that has provided life-saving services to more than 1.3 million LGBTQ+ young people will no longer be available for those who need it.This is devastating, to say the least. Suicide prevention is about people, not politics. The administrations decision to remove a bipartisan, evidence-based service that has effectively supported a high-risk group of young people through their darkest moments is incomprehensible. The fact that this news comes to us halfway through Pride Month is callous as is the administrations choice to remove the T from the acronym LGBTQ+ in their announcement. Transgender people can never, and will never, be erased.Congress can still act to reverse this fatal decision. We are asking everyone to join the overwhelming public support for evidence-based crisis services, and urge Congress to act. Learn more by visiting TheTrevorProject.org/ActNow.I want every LGBTQ+ young person to know that you are worthy, you are loved, and you belong despite this heartbreaking news. The Trevor Projects crisis counselors are here for you 24/7, just as we always have been, to help you navigate anything you might be feeling right now.In September 2022, The Trevor Project began providing its best-practice crisis services to LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 Lifeline. When individuals contact the 988 via phone, text, or chat, they are given the option to press 3 or reply PRIDE to be connected with counselors trained specifically to assist LGBTQ+ contacts up to age 25. Initially, The Trevor Project served as the sole provider for the pilot phase of 988 LGBTQ+ youth specialized services, before transitioning to serve as one of seven centers that currently make up the LGBTQ+ Youth Subnetwork.The Trevor Project serves nearly 50% of the LGBTQ+ youth specialized services contact volume. In 2024 alone, The Trevor Project directly served more than 231,000 crisis contacts, and trained and supported nearly 250 crisis counselors and operational support staff to support the 988 Lifeline. Previously, the LGBTQ+ Youth Subnetwork received up to $50 million in restricted federal funds to provide these life-saving services.The Trevor Projects supporters in the House and Senate advocated for the continued funding for these life-saving programs. The organization launched a petition to demand lawmakers protect LGBTQ+ youth and an Emergency Lifeline fundraising campaign. On June 2, 2025, more than 100 entertainment icons across film, music, TV, sports, theater, comedy, fashion, culinary arts, and book publishing joined The Trevor Projects sign-on letter to protect federal funding for LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention.If you or someone you know needs help or support, The Trevor Projects trained crisis counselors are available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386, via chat at TheTrevorProject.org/Get-Help, or by texting START to 678678.The post Trump Administration Orders Termination of National LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Lifeline, Effective July 17th appeared first on The Trevor Project.