Trump administration moves to restart LGBTQ+ suicide hotline it initially ended

The Trevor Project non-profit that helped pioneer LGBTQ+ ‘press 3’ option for 988 hotline is being shut out as it restarts…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/trump-administration-lgbtq-suicide-hotline

 

HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth – Mother Jones

"Here we are cutting off the nation's lifeline to those in crisis," says Paolo del Vecchio, former director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's Office of Recovery. "Due to the discriminatory practices of the Trump administration, they're pulling that life preserver away from thousands and thousands of people."…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/national-suicide-hotline-lgbtq-youth-cuts-rfk-jr-hhs/ 

 

JD Vance peddles a familiar (and false) claim about the Social Security hotline

The agency recently estimated that 40 percent of direct deposit fraud, one specific type of fraud, occurred via calls to the agency. That is not the same thing as 40 percent of all telephone calls being fraudulent. ... It is unclear what percentage of calls are requests for information or forms and what percentage are requests for services that directly affect benefits. But there is no evidence that 40 percent of answered calls, or 20 million to 24 million annually, fraudulently reroute benefits...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vance-peddles-familiar-false-claim-social-security-hotline-rcna199565 

 

Hate Crimes Hotline Headline Is Wrong - FactCheck.org

A popular website that spreads misinformation and conspiracy theories has twisted old news about a hate crimes hotline to create a bogus, anti-Muslim headline. ....

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/11/hate-crimes-hotline-headline-is-wrong/

Catholic priest child sex abuse allegations flood Pennsylvania hotline - Vox

A week after the Pennsylvania report, people are calling in new allegations of Catholic clerical sex abuse....

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/8/21/17763628/catholic-priest-sex-allegations-pennsylvania-new