LGBTQ Mental Health Gets Biden Push Amid Red State Attacks

LGBTQ suicide prevention efforts are in line for Biden administration funding boosts as conservative state lawmakers launch legislative and political attacks that health experts say compromise queer and transgender mental health.

The Health and Human Services Department doled out nearly $110 million in October and November for nonprofit Vibrant Emotional Health to ratchet up the 988 hotline. The main focus is to help those at risk for suicide and marginalized groups, including LGBTQ communities, for whom the need for services is high.

Forty-five percent of LGBTQ youth have seriously considered suicide in the past year, while 14% attempted it, ...