Amy Castle Launches Daveigh's Law After Daveigh Chase Dies at 35 of AIDS

1 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 9

Daveigh Chase’s friend Amy Castle said she has begun “Daveigh’s Law,” a grassroots effort to connect young SAG-AFTRA members with texts, calls and a hotline after Chase’s June 16 death at 35.
Castle said Chase’s AIDS-related death was especially painful because the disease is “so manageable in 2026,” and argued trauma, addiction and a lack of support helped drive her decline.
Los Angeles medical examiner records listed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome as Chase’s cause of death, with chronic polysubstance use a significant condition; her boyfriend had earlier said meningitis and sepsis preceded her death.
Castle, who knew Chase from ages 9 to 16, said child actors need stronger protection as they move into adulthood and that some are failed not only by the industry but by parents who are not emotionally attuned.