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applegrove

(125,950 posts) Tue Apr 22, 2025, 08:07 PM Apr 22

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline [View all]

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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline [View all] applegrove Apr 22 OP

So the crisis counselor has to ask a suicidal teen if they are LGBT? Irish_Dem Apr 22 #1

One wonders. 🤔 dchill Apr 22 #2

Insurance companies do this kind of thing. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #3

Thank you for being a good advocate and counselor. dchill Apr 22 #5

You follow the law, the ethics, and do the right thing. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #6

You are a great fighter. I wish i had half your grit. applegrove Apr 22 #8

I am the one at work and in the neighborhood fighting for what is right. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #9

You are what makes societies thrive. I enjoy your applegrove Apr 22 #10

Seriously Patton French Apr 23 #11

No. They are eliminating a program which trains counselers to Jose Garcia Apr 23 #12

Same thing. A counselor cannot deliver services with no training? Irish_Dem Apr 23 #13

The death cult of repukes marches on the corpses of those who were already dead sakabatou Apr 22 #4

trump's plans. Still has to be approved by Congress. Though, no longer sure they'll vote against trump's hatred. Silent Type Apr 22 #7