The San Jose Mercury News reports:

California will partner with the Trevor Project to provide suicide prevention support to LGBTQ+ youth, state officials announced Wednesday. The announcement comes weeks after the Trump administration said it will no longer provide national suicide and crisis hotline services to LGBTQ+ youth.

“While the Trump administration continues its attacks on LGBTQ kids, California has a message to the gay community: we see you and we’re here for you,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “We’re proud to work with the Trevor Project to ensure that every person in our state can get the support they need to live a happy, healthy life.”

California said Wednesday the Trevor Project will train the state’s 988 crisis counselors on how to support LGBTQ youth. The state said 12 national call centers are currently staffed across California with counselors trained to respond to callers needing support during suicide and behavioral health crises.

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