Conley's father is mentioned several times in the article; explaining why he believes this accident occurred. Along with Conley's father, the article mentions that he has two children; one who is three years old, of whom Conley has custody. The family is considered a social institution because Conley's family is aware of his mental illness and is affected by it on a daily basis, but unfortunately does not know when he will stop taking his medication. Conley's father states in the article, "He needed help and I didn't know what to do, someone told me to pawn him and I didn't," Tureaud said, "I feel like it's very much my fault, because I would have had to pawn it." Therefore, with this statement from Conley's father it can be said that Miranda is raising awareness among families by sharing the family experience with schizophrenia; encouraging other families not to ignore the warning signs. You are implying that if families ignore these signs, a family member could be shot and end up in intensive care like Conley or, worse, be