988 Lifeline
Coverage of 988 Lifeline in the Nexus archive.
- Minnesota laws taking effect July 1: What you need to know
Minnesota's new laws effective July 1 include $1.24 billion for infrastructure projects, mandatory anonymous threat reporting systems in schools, and social media companies providing mental health warnings. The laws face some pushback from a tech industry group.
- 988's LGBTQ+ hotline to relaunch this year. But the group that helped start it might be excluded
The Trump administration plans to relaunch the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line under the 988 hotline but may exclude The Trevor Project, the organization that helped develop it. The service, which previously fielded 1.6 million contacts, was halted in July due to funding issues but is set to restart with $33 million allocated by Congress. Critics argue excluding The Trevor Project undermines efforts to support LGBTQ+ youth, who face higher suicide risks.
- Victims of social media harms memorialized at US Capitol
A memorial event at the U.S. Capitol honored 268 children and young adults who died due to social media-related harms, including cyberbullying and drug-related incidents. The event, part of Social Media Victims Remembrance Day, featured bipartisan calls for legislation to increase accountability of tech companies. The display included placards with photos and ages of victims, organized by two mothers whose sons died in 2020.