Washington, Sept. 10 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
CHICAGO - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), author of the bipartisan 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act and a Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, today joined Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary Dulce Quintero, The Trevor Project, NAMI Chicago, Equality Illinois, and other mental health and LGBTQ+ advocates for a roundtable and press conference calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration to restore specialized 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline services for LGBTQ+ young people.
"When an LGBTQ+ person reaches out for help in a moment of crisis, they should be able to reach a cou...