Catholic Church fought national suicide hotline because of LGBTQ support

metroweekly.com:

last year, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline operates 24/7 and toll-free, and can be accessed by dialing 988 regardless of location in the U.S.Legislation creating the toll-free number required LGBTQ cultural competency training for counselors, a voice response option which would allow LGBTQ youth to access specialized care, and LGBTQ resources on the Lifeline website.The passage of the National Suicide Prevention Hotline Designation Act also marked the first time that legislation containing pro-LGBTQ provisions has passed both houses of Congress by a unanimous vote.But behind the scenes, the U.S.

Conference of Catholic Bishops lobbied against the legislation, specifically because it “contained special funding for LGBTQ support,”.