The Trevor Project Lays Off 12% of Its Staff
The organization says that reducing its workforce was a measure of last resort.
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July 7, 2023
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The organization says that reducing its workforce was a measure of last resort.
In case of a mental health crisis, people can call 988 as of July 16 to access help.
One lawmaker called the administration's explanation for cutting the service “insufficient and dangerous.”
A leaked budget draft shows the federal government's plans to eliminate all funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services.
The Trump administration is cutting the 988 special service for LGBTQ+ youth, but there are still several existing lifelines for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. Here are some.
The documentary tells the stories of three young trans people and their supportive families and friends, depicting the power of learning and understanding.
Scott, 25, appears to have died by suicide. She was featured in a video for her employer on Transgender Visibility Day in 2020.
The Trevor Project called it a “fatal proposal.”
The internet rumor is false, but there are still resources available for people in crisis.
Karine Jean-Pierre and others have called out Trump’s proposed cuts to LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services, which health experts and advocates alike say could devastate the 988 lifeline for queer youth.
“It’s hard to get bipartisan letters, let alone legislation, on topics involving the LGBTQ+ community,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said. “But this one touches a nerve."
Their legislation would revive the crisis line the Trump administration shut down.
The closure is several months ahead of its initial October 1 deadline, first revealed by leaked budget draft in April.
"This administration has made a dangerous decision to play politics with real young people’s lives," Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black said.
Despite bipartisan pushback, the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to discontinue the specialized service next week.
Lawmakers say the move to eliminate 988’s LGBTQ+ youth line is “shortsighted and dangerous” and “will have lethal consequences.”
“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.
“It’s heartbreaking, scary, and deeply harmful,” Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, who said the Department of Health and Human Services should keep the successful suicide prevention program intact, told The Advocate.
The contracted employees who are out of a job say they’re upset about the timing and the way the layoffs were announced.
It will be the second year that the suicide prevention organization will provide services to young people in distress.
Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.