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Doing Time: When Parents Go to Jail, Kids Suffer the Consequences

Illustration by Matt Haddaway Here’s a harrowing statistic: In Virginia, one in 14 children will experience the incarceration of a...

Broken Behind Bars: Mental Health in Local Prisons

In April 2015 24-year-old Jamycheal Mitchell was arrested for stealing a Mountain Dew, Zebra Cake and Snickers bar from a...

The Lasting Effects of Incarceration in Our Local Prison System

Fueled by the “War on Drugs” and harsh sentencing guidelines instituted in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, the U.S. prison...

Giving Back Awards: Fear 2 Freedom

The Shadow Event gives an opportunity for anonymous survivors silhouetted behind a screen to share their stories with audience members....

R.I.P. Off: Unexpected Death Causes Financial and Emotional Setbacks

It was the spring of 2016 when Mark got blindsided by a phone call informing him of his mother, Lisa’s...

Medical Innovations Help Patients Lead Happier and Healthier Lives

Dr. Christopher McCann and the da Vinci Robotic System As amazing as the human body is, it does have its...

Tips for Dementia Caregivers: How to Handle Stress

“It helps to remind myself that this is not the same person I knew. I have to simply accept my...

Top 10 Foods for Brain Health

We are often told that age is but a number. We argue that beneath wrinkled skin and graying hair are...

Positive Lifestyle Changes to Support Brain Health

As the world’s population ages, matters surrounding brain health have taken on a new urgency. A policy brief from Alzheimer’s...

Top Doc of Neurology: Dr. Ugur Yilmaz

Fifty-two-year-old Newport News Neurologist Ugur Yilmaz is a bit of a Renaissance man. Born in the ancient, cosmopolitan city of...

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