The law is written so broadly and so badly that organizations that work with children fear the lack of parental consent. | Opinion ...

A 2024 law barred minors from accessing medical care without parental consent. It affected the suicide hotline.

Kristi Daugherty remembers the announcement like it was yesterday. It was March 11, 2021-one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic-and in those twelve months, ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered the national LGBT+ youth suicide hotline to shut down next month, in a decision advocates called “devastating.” The Substance Abuse and Mental ...

Julia Roubtsova Hewitt, a suicide prevention leader with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, at Crockett Park in San Antonio on Monday, January 19, 2026. For Julia Hewitt, the removal of ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to eliminate the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth. The administration would cut all funding for the 988 Suicide & ...

Since its launch in 2022, the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has responded to nearly 13 million calls. But many states have been slow to spend their own dollars on the program. Editor’s note: ...

Brent Brewer has a passion for helping his fellow farmers and ranchers handle the stress that comes with agricultural work. He’s known around Oklahoma as someone you can call if you’re struggling with ...