John Richardson-Lauve is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience
working in the field of community mental health. He is committed to the support and
strengthening of individuals and communities that struggle with adversity. His experience
includes work with chronically mentally ill adults, substance abuse, residential youth care,
foster care, and outpatient mental health. He has worked with homeless veterans in New York
City, in a hospice home for those with HIV in the early stages of the AIDS crisis, and 6 years
living together with his wife in a home with 8 teenage girls in foster care. He is an experienced
trainer, lecturer and keynote presenter. He is the Director of Mental Health and the Lead
Trauma and Resilience Educator at ChildSavers, an outpatient mental health clinic that has
served children and families in the Richmond community for over 90 years. He and his wife
have a 12-year-old son and have worked with over 50 children in foster care in their home.

Hand model of the brain
video: https://www.facebook.com/62583790394/videos/2495784447349402/

ChildSavers virtual training events, including free events, can be found
at www.childsavers.org/traumatraining.