"Hall's son Miles was shot and killed by police a block from their home in Walnut Creek on June 2, 2019. The 23-year-old was gripped by symptoms of psychosis, believing he was Jesus and running around the neighborhood with a gardening tool that he said was his staff of God. Hall called 911 to get him medical help as a necessary step toward a conservatorship."
"As Hall experienced the tremendous grief of the moment, another feeling emerged alongside it: resolve. As they left the hospital, Hall told her mother, I know what I'm supposed to do. My calling is here. Since then, Hall and the nonprofit Miles Hall Foundation have become one of the leading Bay Area voices on behalf of decriminalizing mental illness and changing public discourse around conditions, including schizoaffective disorder, which is characterized by symptoms of both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia."
Taun Hall experienced a family tragedy when her son Miles, experiencing psychosis, was shot and killed by police in Walnut Creek on June 2, 2019. Officers responded after a 911 call seeking medical help and conservatorship; Miles, who believed he was Jesus and carried a gardening tool he called his staff of God, died from his injuries. Hall founded the Miles Hall Foundation to decriminalize mental illness and change public discourse. The foundation helped pass AB988 (Miles Hall Lifeline Act) in 2022 to fund 24/7 crisis centers and mobile crisis teams statewide. Hall is promoting the documentary No One Cares About Crazy People, narrated by Bob Odenkirk.
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