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Creating LGBTQ+-Affirming Schools: Practical Ways Educators Can Support LGBTQ+ Youth

Download the Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health in Schools guide here. For LGBTQ+ young people, feeling supported at school can make a meaningful difference in their mental health and well-being. According to The Trevor Project’s 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, school is the second-most-affirming space identified by LGBTQ+ young people, with 57% describing it as a place where they experience affirmation. And that support matters: LGBTQ+ young people who reported having access to LGBTQ+ supportive spaces at school reported lower rates of suicide attempts than those without access to those spaces. Creating an…
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The Trump administration shut down the federal suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth one year ago today.

Here’s what’s happened since. One year ago, the federal government shuttered a suicide prevention lifeline that supported more than 1.5 million LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. On July 17, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program. Up until that point, LGBTQ+ young people under the age of 25 had the option of contacting the 988 Lifeline – our country’s federal suicide prevention hotline – and “pressing three,” “texting PRIDE,” or connecting via online chat to a counselor who was specially trained in supporting LGBTQ+ youth through crisis. Since 2022, the 988…
TIME100 Philanthropy Honors Jaymes Black as Trailblazer
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Shaping the Future of Giving: Jaymes Black Joins the 2026 TIME100 Philanthropy List

There is a difference between giving money and shaping a future. While the TIME100 Philanthropy list often highlights personal wealth, this year’s inclusion of The Trevor Project’s CEO, Jaymes Black, celebrates a different, more modern role: the architect of impact. Jaymes has built a powerful engine for philanthropic movement, positioning themselves as the critical conduit between resources and the survival of LGBTQ+ youth. Today, we celebrate this milestone for Jaymes as a leader, and for The Trevor Project as a powerful force building a better world for LGBTQ+ young people.  Under Jaymes’ leadership, The Trevor Project has moved beyond the…
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Study Shows LGBTQ+ Youth in the U.S. Face High Rates of Suicidality and Victimization, Worsened by Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics

LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at less than a third of the rate of those who did not May 6, 2026 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, released The 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, analyzing the experiences of more than 16,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. In its seventh iteration, the national survey again found that LGBTQ+ young people are often placed at heightened risk for suicidality because of how…
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Suicide Prevention Isn’t Just About Answering Calls — It’s About Creating Safe Online Community

The first time I called a suicide hotline, I was laying on the floor of my childhood bedroom. Covered in rug burn and surrounded by empty food containers, I had nowhere else to turn. But this wasn’t an isolated moment of pain. By the time I called the hotline, the harm had been compounding for months.  Suicide prevention begins upstream — before the call comes in; before the darkness feels all-encompassing. It begins where many people spend their daily lives: online. The truth is, we cannot crisis-line our way out of an internet that is often actively harming the users…
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New Study Shows LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Crisis is Worsening in the U.S.

The Trevor Project published findings from its first-ever longitudinal study, following 1,600+ LGBTQ+ youth from September 2023 through March 2025 October 16, 2025 – The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, published findings from the organization’s first-ever longitudinal study, Project SPARK Interim Report: A Longitudinal Study of Risk and Protective Factors in LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health.  The report released today includes results from the first year of data collection, or first three waves of the study that followed 1,689 LGBTQ+ youth (ages 13-24) across the United States from September 2023 to March…
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New Short Documentary Highlights Hawaiian Mom’s Journey to Accepting & Championing her Transgender Child

The ‘Learn with Love’ episode created by The Trevor Project demonstrates the power of supportive parents September 3, 2025 – Today, The Trevor Project launched a new short film, Learn with Love: Haylin and Mat. This short film is the latest episode of the Learn with Love series, a collection of real stories of LGBTQ+ young people and their families, meant to raise public awareness, understanding, and, ultimately, help end suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. The new short film tells the story of a mother and son living in Honolulu, Hawaii: Haylin, a marriage and family therapist, and Mat, her 17-year-old…
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Act Now to Save Critical Suicide Prevention Services for LGBTQ+ Youth

Right now, LGBTQ+ young people across the country are in crisis. They're hearing messages of hate and rejection — not just from peers or online bullies, but from people and systems meant to protect them. Hostile and dangerous rhetoric has become increasingly mainstream. And recently, the administration gave us official notice that they will close the national suicide lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth, effective July 17, 2025. If this goes forward, our young people will be left with the message: “Your lives are not worth saving.” We refuse to let that message stand. That’s why today, we are taking action. Here…
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Trump Administration Orders Termination of National LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Lifeline, Effective July 17th

June 18, 2025 – The Trevor Project received official notice yesterday that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is initiating the closure of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program within 30 days, effective July 17, 2025. Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, released the following statement in response: “We received official notice that the Trump administration has ordered the closure of The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program, effective July 17, 2025. This means that, in 30 short days, this program that has provided life-saving services to…
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Confirmed: White House Officially Proposes Cutting National Suicide Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth

The Trump administration’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 calls to eliminate funding for the 988 Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ youth services, confirming leaked reports June 9, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the full budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026, following a draft proposal which leaked in April, confirming that the federal government has officially proposed to eliminate all funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services. This federal program, which was signed into law during President Trump’s first term with bipartisan support, provides emergency crisis support to LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.…