![]() ![]() (Representatives from Vibrant declined to comment for this story.)Īccording to Dani Bennett, a spokesperson for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) who spoke to Them via email, “the service is expected to become a permanent 988 Lifeline subnetwork, with an expansion that will result in a 39% increase in staffing capacity to provide this critical service for LGBTQI+ youth.” According to the federal agency, this iteration of the pilot program - i.e. Department of Health and Human Services, the 988 LGBTQ+ program is now permanent - and the government expects to hire more counseling staff to handle LGBTQ+ callers through seven locations chosen and overseen by Vibrant, including the Trevor Project. These layoffs are especially curious because, according to the U.S.
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