"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. Instead she got an armed police response."
"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. Miles was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder nine months before he was killed. Working with state legislators, the foundation successfully worked to help pass AB988, the Miles Hall Lifeline Act, in 2022."
An adult son experiencing psychosis was shot and killed by police after his mother called 911 seeking medical help toward a conservatorship. The 23-year-old, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder nine months earlier, believed he was Jesus and carried a gardening tool he called his staff of God. The mother founded the Miles Hall Foundation to decriminalize mental illness and change public discourse. The foundation helped pass AB988 in 2022, creating funding for 24/7 crisis centers and mobile crisis teams in every California county. The foundation is promoting the documentary "No One Cares About Crazy People" with planned screenings.
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