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Compassionate Ways to Support Survivors of Suicide Loss From a Lifeline Counselor and Survivor

By Lisa Sugarman, 3x suicide loss survivor, Trevor Lifeline Counselor, and Founder of The HelpHUB™ When you lose someone you love to suicide, your world doesn’t just break—it shifts. Permanently. And on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (observed on the Saturday before Thanksgiving), and every day after, we acknowledge the millions of people around the world who are learning to live inside narratives they never asked to carry. This day is a reminder that grief after suicide isn’t something you “get over” or “move past.” It’s something you learn to navigate, layer by layer, as you rebuild yourself in…
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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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The Trevor Project Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Law Protecting LGBTQ+ Youth from Conversion Therapy

LGBTQ+ youth subjected to conversion practices were more than twice as likely to attempt suicide in the past year. October 7, 2025 – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States hears oral arguments for Chiles v. Salazar – a case that centers on a Colorado state law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from subjecting youth to dangerous, discredited practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Trevor Project’s CEO, Jaymes Black, released the following statement in response: “It is unimaginable to see fringe practices that have been debunked, discredited, and known to cause harm…
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Supreme Court Greenlights Healthcare Discrimination for Transgender Youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti 

Anti-transgender state laws – such as the one upheld in this case – caused up to a 72% increase in suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth June 18, 2025 – Today, The Supreme Court of the United States decided to uphold a Tennessee law that bans certain medicines for transgender youth while allowing them to remain readily available for all other youth in the case, United States v. Skrmetti.  Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, shared the following statement in response:“Every young person should have access to the medical care they need to lead healthy, long lives –…
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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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The Trevor Project Condemns Supreme Court’s Decision to Consider Conversion Therapy Ban Challenge

March 10, 2025 – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it will hear a challenge to a current Colorado state law that protects young people from conversion therapy, or a range of practices that attempt to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, shared the following statement in response:  Statement from Jaymes Black (they/she/he), CEO of The Trevor Project: “Conversion therapy is not actual therapy. It is a harmful, debunked practice that has been shown to more than double an…
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The Trevor Project Publishes New 50 State Report on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health, Suicide Risk & Access to Support

March 5, 2025 – Today, The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, released new research that captures the experiences of more than 18,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13-24 across the United States, segmented across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. The report utilizes data collected through The Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People to provide state-level analyses of mental health and suicide risk, access to care, impacts of anti-LGBTQ+ victimization and policies, and methods to support LGBTQ+ youth – as described by…