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Lawmakers who championed state support for a suicide prevention program for young people are lobbying their colleagues to restore funding that Gov. Maura Healey slashed from the fiscal 2024 budget, calling the governor's cut "needlessly cruel" and its impact "unnerving."
Hey Sam, a texting service for people ages 15-24 grappling with loneliness, depression or suicidal feelings, was slated to receive $1 million from the compromise budget the Legislature sent to Healey.
Around 1,700 people have messaged the Hey Sam text service for help since it launched last year.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has proposed a $1 million budget reduction for Hey Sam, a confidential peer-to-peer texting hotline for young people in trouble.