Washington, June 22 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today joined Equality Illinois, Center on Halsted, the ACLU of Illinois, Kenneth Young Center, Brave Space Alliance, and LGBTQ+ high school and college students for a roundtable discussion on mental health, support services, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people. Following the discussion, participants held a press conference calling on the Trump Administration to restore the 988 Lifeline's LGBTQ+ youth crisis services, which were discontinued in 2025 despite helping more than 1.5 million LGBTQ+ young people nationwide.
During the roundtable, students spoke about the challenges facing LGBTQ+ young people, i...