988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 amends the Public Health Service Act's suicide prevention hotline authority. It requires the hotline to dedicate sufficient resources to establish, re-establish, operate, and maintain specialized services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning youth seeking help through the hotline. The bill specifically refers to the Press 3 option or Integrated Voice Response service. It also requires HHS to reserve at least 9 percent of annual appropriations under the hotline authorization for carrying out those LGBTQ+ youth services. The policy effect is to turn a specialized 988 service line for LGBTQ+ youth from an optional administrative feature into a statutory funding and operations requirement.
Who Benefits and How
LGBTQ+ youth in crisis benefit from dedicated 988 hotline services tailored to their needs. Suicide prevention counselors benefit from protected resources for specialized LGBTQ+ youth support operations. LGBTQ+ mental health organizations benefit from statutory recognition that specialized crisis-line services should be maintained. Families of LGBTQ+ youth benefit from a more reliable specialized hotline pathway during mental health emergencies.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SAMHSA hotline administrators must reserve at least 9 percent of annual funds for LGBTQ+ youth services. 988 hotline contractors must establish, operate, or maintain the Press 3 or Integrated Voice Response option. HHS budget staff must track the reservation of hotline appropriations. General 988 services may have less flexible funding because at least 9 percent is reserved for the specialized line.
Key Provisions
- Requires dedicated 988 resources for specialized LGBTQ+ youth hotline services.
- Requires establishing, re-establishing, operating, and maintaining Press 3 or IVR support.
- Reserves at least 9 percent of annual hotline appropriations for LGBTQ+ youth services.
- Supports youth seeking help from the suicide prevention hotline.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the 988 suicide prevention hotline to dedicate sufficient resources to specialized LGBTQ+ youth services, including a Press 3 or Integrated Voice Response option, and reserves at least 9 percent of annual section 520E-3 hotline appropriations for those services.
Key Policy Areas
Mental Health, LGBTQ Youth, Public Health
Primary Purpose
Requires the 988 suicide prevention hotline to dedicate sufficient resources to specialized LGBTQ+ youth services, including a Press 3 or Integrated Voice Response option, and reserves at least 9 percent of annual section 520E-3 hotline appropriations for those services.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- LGBTQ+ youth in crisis
- Suicide prevention counselors
- LGBTQ+ mental health organizations
- Families of LGBTQ+ youth
Identified Costs
- SAMHSA hotline administrators
- 988 hotline contractors
- HHS budget staff
- General 988 services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Davids of Kansas, …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
988 hotline contractors, LGBTQ+ mental health organizations, LGBTQ+ youth in crisis
Positive-direction: LGBTQ+ mental health organizations, LGBTQ+ youth in crisis, Suicide prevention counselors
Negative-direction: 988 hotline contractors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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