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988 LGBTQ+ Crisis Line Set to Relaunch This Year, But the Group That Helped Build It May Be Locked Out

6/27/2026

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option within the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the federal crisis intervention hotline, but The Trevor Project — the nonprofit that helped pioneer the service for LGBTQ+ young people — may be barred from delivering it.

The organization that developed the specialized routing could find itself on the outside of the program it helped create.

What the 988 LGBTQ+ Option Is The 988 Lifeline is the national three-digit crisis intervention hotline designed to connect callers to mental health support.

Within that system, a specialized sub-option was built to route LGBTQ+ youth — a population with elevated risk for suicide — to counselors with specific training for their needs.