The Trump administration officially ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program Thursday, saying the line became too costly to maintain.

Local advocates of community react The specialized support that allows LGBTQ+ individuals to connect with counselors trained to help them will be discontinued on July 17.

A key support line for LGBTQ+ individuals in crisis is shutting down, and local mental health advocates say it could lead to serious consequences.

Until recently, callers to the national suicide prevention hotline could press “3” to connect with a counselor trained to support LGBTQ+ youth. That option no longer exists.