Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate resources for LGBTQ+ youth support on the 988 hotline.
The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 aims to ensure the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline provides adequate support for LGBTQ+ youth. It mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate resources for specialized services, known as the Press 3 option or Integrated Voice Response (IVR), to assist LGBTQ+ youth. The bill highlights that LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide and that the hotline has received over 1.5 million contacts from this group. It requires the Secretary to reserve at least 9% of appropriated funds for these specialized services.
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