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119-s-2826119th CongressWALLET

988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

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Summary

Creates dedicated 988 crisis resources for LGBTQ+ youth. This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish, operate, and maintain a Press 3 option or integrated voice response to connect LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning) youth to specialized crisis support through the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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  • LGBTQ+ youth: Would gain a clearly labeled pathway to counselors trained on LGBTQ+-specific issues. The bill cites that 45 percent of high school students who seriously considered suicide in 2021 identified as LGBTQ+ and that LGBTQ+ youth are about 4 times more likely to attempt suicide.
  • Crisis centers and operators: Would be required to set up or maintain the specialized Press 3/IVR services and related operations. The lifeline already handled roughly 1.5 million contacts and about 2,200 contacts per day as of May 2025.
  • Federal funding structure: For each fiscal year not less than 9 percent of amounts appropriated under the referenced subsection would be reserved to carry out the specialized LGBTQ+ services.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Special 988 help for LGBTQ+ youth

This bill would require HHS to set up dedicated 988 hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth. It would require a Press 3 option or an IVR pathway for those youth. For each fiscal year, HHS would reserve not less than 9 percent of amounts appropriated under 42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c(f) for these services. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

Roll Call Votes

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