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Hi there Friend,
In a time of crisis, we all need to know who to call. For more than 20 years, The Trevor Project has been a safe and reliable place for LGBTQ youth all over the country. But we have also been working to ensure that every American can get the help they need through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. As of yesterday, we are much closer to making that goal a reality. We’re calling on our community of dedicated supporters, like you, to help us finish the job!
Yesterday, after years of work, the Senate unanimously passed S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act. If this bill becomes law, our government will start the process of changing the National Lifeline number from 1-800-273-8255 to 988, making it so much easier for people to know how to get help in a moment of crisis.
Even better, this bill requires the Lifeline to take action toward offering specialized services for groups at greater risk of suicide — specifically including LGBTQ youth. The Trevor Project looks forward to sharing our decades of expertise with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to inform the Lifeline’s best practices for serving LGBTQ youth in crisis.
Yesterday’s vote was a victory on so many levels. In the midst of an international mental health crisis, the Senate not only took action to prevent suicide, but it also looks like this bill was the very first LGBTQ-inclusive piece of legislation to pass in their chamber this session. In addition, if it passes into law, it will become this administration’s first-ever LGBTQ-inclusive law.
But the work isn’t done. Now we need the House of Representatives to pass similar legislation before this can be signed into law. Please join us in calling for Congress to pass the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act. Click below to be connected to your member of Congress, or text TREVOR to 40649.
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