John Richardson-Lauve is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 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 individuals who struggle with chronic mental illness and substance use disorders, and those in residential youth care, foster care, and outpatient mental health. He has worked with veterans who were experiencing homelessness in New York City, in a hospice home for those with HIV in the early years of the AIDS crisis, 6 years living together with his wife in a home with 8 teenage girls in foster care, and 10 years as clinical director for a child and adolescent mental health facility specializing in trauma and mental health crisis. His skills include organizational leadership, group training and facilitation, and support after grief, loss, and tragedy. His training audiences include many state departments of education, the National Resilience Institute, Marine Base Quantico, Cornell University, Louisiana State University, and the FBI. He is the Senior Director of Community Outreach and Trauma-Informed Care Specialist at St. Joseph’s Villa, a community organization that has served children and families in the Richmond, Virginia community since 1834. He and his wife have an 18-year-old son and have worked with over 50 children in foster care in their home.