California to provide LGBTQ suicide prevention hotline after Trump administration axes it

California will partner with the Trevor Project to provide suicide prevention assistance to LGBTQ youth state personnel informed Wednesday The announcement comes weeks after the Trump administration announced it will no longer provide national suicide and emergency hotline services to LGBTQ youth While the Trump administration continues its attacks on LGBTQ kids California has a message to the gay public we see you and we re here for you Gov Gavin Newsom disclosed in a announcement We re proud to work with the Trevor Project to ensure that every person in our state can get the encouragement they need to live a happy healthy life LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to suicide liability because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society noted the California-based Trevor Project a leading LGBTQ advocacy group The Trevor Project started providing specialized assistance to LGBTQ youth through the national Suicide Situation Lifeline in September Known as the Press option the system connects LGBTQ youth and young adults under with a trained counselor Since its launch in the Press line has connected more than million people in situation with information The Trevor Project served as the sole provider for the pilot phase of LGBTQ youth specialized services before transitioning to serve as one of seven centers that now make up the LGBTQ Youth Subnetwork The group noted it served more than situation contacts in and trained and supported nearly staff members and counselors to backing the hotline But last month the Trump administration informed that as of July it would no longer provide the Press option for LGB youth omitting the T for transgender on the national mental physical condition hotline in order to focus on serving all help seekers The administration explained federal funding for the facility included million for the fiscal year and million for the fiscal year This is devastating to say the least Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black revealed last month of the decision Suicide prevention is about people not politics The administration s decision to remove a bipartisan evidence-based organization that has effectively supported a high-risk group of young people through their darkest moments is incomprehensible California revealed Wednesday the Trevor Project will train the state s emergency counselors on how to advocacy LGBTQ youth The state reported national call centers are at this time staffed across California with counselors trained to respond to callers needing backing during suicide and behavioral vitality crises The Centers for Ailment Control and Prevention listed suicide as the second leading cause of death among youth aged to and the third leading cause of death among young people aged to in The Trevor Project s national survey on the mental physical condition of LGBTQ young people determined that of LGBTQ youth had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year including roughly half of transgender and nonbinary youth The survey also identified that half of LGBTQ youth who released wanting mental fitness care were unable to get it Related Articles Workplace mental soundness at danger as key federal agency faces cuts Olson Artificial intelligence s mental fitness costs are adding up The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing prompting protests Bay Area youth violence prevention groups see younger crowds social media concerns Gun suicides in US reached record high in Since the pandemic California has made youth mental soundness guidance a key priority The state began an overhaul of California s mental vitality system in with a billion capital into expanding support and increasing access to services to Californians aged - Additional mental physical condition assistance available to California youth include the California s Children and Youth Behavioral Robustness Initiative which offers behavioral soundness services and supports for children youth and families The initiative also provides targeted services for LGBTQ youth including expanding society spaces increasing workforce supports and raising awareness about suicide prevention There could not be a more stark reminder of the moral bankruptcy of this administration than cutting off suicide prevention support for LGBTQ youth stated First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom No matter what this administration throws at us I know this state will unfailingly meet cruelty with kindness and stand up for what s right If you or someone you know is struggling with feelings of depression or suicidal thoughts the Suicide Dilemma Lifeline offers free round-the-clock promotion information and materials for help Call or text the lifeline at or see the lifeline org website where chat is available