Francisco J. Lozornio

Dr. Francisco J. Lozornio has been a social work practitioner and educator in community mental health and wellness for over two decades. Before moving to Chicago in 2010, he was the director of a behavioral health program in the Los Angeles area. Francisco’s professional social work experience ranges from providing mental health services to youth, families, and adults to working with multidisciplinary teams partnering with street organizations, the justice system, community schools, and non-profit organizations. Francisco has been active in the decarceration movement for over 16 years and co-led the School-to-Prison Pipeline Reversal Project in the Los Angeles area. Francisco has also assisted with the development and evaluation of programs that target survivors of violence in the Los Angeles and Chicago communities. His doctoral research focused on integrating holistic models that improve mental health and wellness service delivery to individuals coming home from prison and survivors of emotional trauma to decrease community trauma and reduce recidivism.