Taun Hall (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Miles Hall Foundation. Taun shares the heart-breaking story of her son Miles who was killed by the police and how it’s led to her advocacy work. They talk <a href='https://www.themileshallfoundation.org/ab-988'>AB 988 – “The Miles Hall Lifeline Act,”</a> doing the prevention work in our Black communities and taking care of your self-care.
Mental Illness Is Not A Crime: The Miles Hall Foundation: <a href='https://www.themileshallfoundation.org/'>https://www.themileshallfoundation.org/</a>
 
For more episodes like this one regarding 988 visit our UBU playlist on Youtube:
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This episode is sponsored by Janssen Neuroscience and Supported by The Painted Brain, a California based Peer Run Organization.
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