The Trevor Project, an organisation involved in the service, called the change "incomprehensible".

The federal government says it will maintain funding for a national suicide prevention hotline, but no longer pay for specialized support for L.G.B.T.Q. people.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth will no longer be operation starting July 17, according to a statement from the US Department of Health…

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline no longer will offer a specialized service for LGBTQ callers as of July 17.

The LGBTQ-specific service the hotline offered has fielded about 1.3 million calls, texts and chats since its inception in 2022.

The Trevor Project, an organisation involved in the service, called the change "incomprehensible".