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Bookcafé
Welcome to the
Bookcafé
Our special place to get on the same page with solutions.
Inside The Bookcafé
Here’s a quick overview of what you will find below.
100% Community
The book ensuring 10 vital services for surviving and thriving that guides the 100% New Mexico initiative.
Anna, Age Eight
The groundbreaking book’s impact on our families, schools and workforces.
Read and Lead
Organize a book club, an author’s talk or contact us.
Invite (to your table in the cafe)
Here we invite you to connect with your local lawmakers, stakeholder and action team member to discuss the books and the 100% New Mexico initiative.
Let’s Get Started
As avid readers, we must admit that we find it baffling that Amazon, the largest book retailer in the world, can deliver 33 million books to almost anyone on the planet yet we can’t find within the pages a strategy to solve our nation’s biggest challenges.
Well, up until now.
100% Community
The EYE’s bookshelves are showcasing a couple of important books instead of 33 million. The first is 100% Community: Ensuring 10 vital services for surviving and thriving by Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD and Dominic Cappello, who are also the curators of the EYE. 100% Community is the first-of-its-kind blueprint for each of our nation’s 3000+ counties to devise their own plan for keep their residents safe from colliding crises.
While we face hundreds of public health, education and economic challenges, it turns out it only takes one (1) data-driven strategy to increase all the good stuff (accessible health care, empowering education, fully-resourced communities) and decrease all the bad stuff (drug misuse, adverse childhood experiences, family trauma, violence, health disparities, suicidal ideation, lack of job readiness, and benign neglect).
100% Community brings together expert’s insights focused on ten interrelated “surviving” and “thriving” sectors to create a blueprint for change agents to use. The book is currently guiding county-based initiatives in New Mexico, Kentucky and Arizona and is considered a strategic plan for strengthening rural health across the nation.
New Mexicans may explore, free of charge, the book 100% Community and the entire 100% series that focuses on each of the ten vital services for surviving and thriving.
“If the pandemic has taught us nothing we NEED a real PLAN, and it must be in the hands of those who are poised to take action. Talking about what we ‘should do’ isn’t moving the dial or making a difference. Thankfully, 100% Community is just that. It’s your plan, my plan, and if you’ll read and pass it on, it’s our plan.”
— Michelle Rathman, Curator of the 2020 National Rural Health Day and rural health advocate
“This book could not have been available at a more important time. With this pandemic, we are currently witnessing what occurs in societies when these services are not available at all or not operating at 100%. This book provides a vision for a better future.”
— Dubra Karnes Padilla, Bernalillo County-based activist and former UNM-Valencia instructor
“A must read for anyone interested in innovative ways to improve the health and well-being of our population and not afraid to think outside of the box!”
— Mark Ruben, NYC Intensive Care Nurse
“100% Community — WOW!! Simple, impactful, methodical, and “do-able” action steps to change our communities in less than 5 years. A must read. A must share!”
— Rosemary Condor, Owensboro, KY, CASA program
“100% community does a great job of outlining a roadmap for communities to work better at serving all within the community, especially those who are the weakest and most vulnerable… children.”
— Shawn Waked, MS, CFP ®, Financial services sector, Santa Fe, NM
Anna, Age Eight
The EYE bookcafe proudly presents the groundbreaking book k Anna, Age Eight: The data-driven prevention of childhood trauma and maltreatment by Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD and Dominic Cappello. Anna, Age Eight is the first book to take readers on a journey from being trauma-informed and raising awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to taking data-driven action across ten service sectors to address the root causes of trauma. Anna, Age Eight, “Chapter 7: Why your zip code should not determine your destiny” introduces readers to the urgent work of ensuring vital services to prevent ACEs, abuse, neglect, trauma and social adversity.
To showcase the power of words and readers, Anna, Age Eight became the catalyst for the development of the Anna, Age Eight Institute for the Data-Driven Prevention of Childhood Trauma in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of New Mexico State University, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
“The book asks that we educate ourselves about this hidden epidemic of trauma and mobilize our cities and towns around evidence-based solutions. The book is a blueprint for creating family-friendly and trauma-free communities across the nation.”
— Pepper Schwartz, PhD, Author and Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington
“Quite simply, everyone who has a child or works with children in any capacity should read this book. All of us — parents, educators, physicians, those in all walks of social work and law enforcement.”
— Heather Race, former educator
“This book brought data to a place of relevance for social change. It was written in an easy to follow, plain-speak format which made the read not only informative, but very enjoyable and motivating.”
— Dr. Melissa Hardin, Program of Social Work, Eastern New Mexico University
“I love this book because it’s recommendations are actionable, at what ever level of public engagement you begin from.”
— Robin Swift, New Mexico Public Health expert
“I appreciate the genuine and authentic approach to creating a narrative for a very emotionally charged social and public health issues.”
— Xenia G Becher, MSW, Syracuse University
Available in English and Spanish
EYE: READ AND LEAD
Enjoy your reading and empowerment. The EYE bookcafe is dedicated to the sentiment that leaders are readers and the power of words should never be underestimated. Our 100% Community book clubs across our state is a testament to the power of books to inspire.
To organize a book club or an author’s talk, please contact us at annaageeight@nmsu.edu.
Authors
Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD
Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD
Dr. Courtney has a PhD in Experimental Psychology from Texas Christian University, where she studied at the Institute of Behavioral Research. Dr. Courtney worked with the State of New Mexico for eight years, first as the Juvenile Justice Epidemiologist, then as Bureau Chief of the Child Protective Services Research, Assessment and Data Bureau. An advocate for data-informed decision-making, Dr. Courtney championed and co-developed the New Mexico Data Leaders for Child Welfare program. She has worked in policy, research and has led community initiatives through her work at the Santa Fe Community Foundation and the New Mexico Early Childhood Development Partnership. She is also the co-author, with Dominic Cappello, of Anna, Age Eight: The data-driven prevention of childhood trauma and maltreatment, which served as a catalyst for the development of the Anna, Age Eight Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she serves as co-director. Dr. Ortega Courtney and Dominic Cappello wrote the follow-up book 100% Community to guide local leadership in every county in their work designing trauma-free and truly family-friendly cities and towns. Dr. Courtney serves as an advocate for strengthening continuous quality improvement in all family-serving organizations through the 100% New Mexico initiative and course – a data-driven, cross-sector and county-focused childhood trauma prevention strategy. She is the Co-Director of the Anna, Age Eight Institute, at New Mexico State University, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
SHARE
INVITE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO THE BOOKCAFÉ
Take this moment to invite your team members, co-workers and elected representatives to meet with you, right now. Set up a video conference to screenshare the EYE and discuss your county’s initiative and various projects and, most importantly, opportunities for collaboration. Why not walk a neighbor through the EYE, pointing out projects you are interested in already engaged with? Share ideas and insights over a cup of joe or tea.
As noted cultural anthropologist and writer Dr. Margaret Mead once said…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
How & Who – About
You are invited to discover
How & Who
Explore the who, what, where, when and why of the EYE.
Inside How & Who
Here’s a quick overview of what you will find below.
In the EYE
Everything you need to know to have best user experience is provided, from the cost of admission to setting up a personal guided tour.
Team
Meet the crew operating the EYE, including curators, technologists, partners and the specialists contributing to our 10 Centers.
Dedication
We also share a dedication to those heroic innovators who made the EYE possible, creating an environment where the world of “yes” is celebrated.
Welcome
Here you can discover the who, what, when and why of the EYE, from curators and exhibition content experts, to volunteer opportunities and the role of the Lab. You are invited to be part of one of the nation’s most exciting experiments being implemented in New Mexico. County by county, we are working to demonstrate that by ensuring ten vital services for surviving and thriving for all residents, we can increase their health, safety, resilience, education and job readiness. Our model, called the 100% New Mexico initiative, is county-based, data-driven and technology-empowered. Creating a well-resourced county means everyone, in all the communities within a county’s borders, can endure a public health and economic crisis. With engaged leaders and stakeholders collaborating across ten vital service sectors, we survive and thrive.
EYE
ADMISSION
Admission to the EYE and its 10 centers is free, as the only cost of entry is an open mind, curiosity and passion for problem-solving.
HOURS
The EYE is open 24/7 and encourages you and your neighbors, state and local elected officials and co-workers to visit often.
SPECIAL EVENTS
The EYE hosts a wide variety of special event exhibits and learning experiences including the “Power Hour” series on strengthening and creating a 100% New Mexico initiative.
THE VIRTUAL BOOKCAFÉ
The EYE has a book. cafe with publications focused on enriching communities by ensuring that each one provides the ten vital services for surviving and thriving. We also sponsor community chats and hangouts. (You provide the coffee or tea.) Ask us about hosting your book club or author’s talk.
ARRANGING A CENTER TOUR WITH THE CURATORS
If you would like to arrange a group tour of the EYE or any of its ten Centers focused on surviving and thriving services, please contact us.
ABOUT CURATING A NEW EXHIBIT
The EYE is curated by the authors of 100% Community and Anna, Age Eight, Katherine Ortega Courtney and Dominic Cappello, working in collaboration with specialists across the state, with input from specialists across the nation and globe. To learn more about being a guest curator, contributing to our exhibitions, please contact us.
WORKING IN THE LABS WITH EXPERTS
The EYE can support any county stakeholder engaged in the 100% New Mexico initiative with technical support. We can provide the staffing to guide action teams members through the process of community engagement, creating partnerships, assessing, planning, action and evaluation. Ask us about scheduling a workshop to support your teams in getting to measurable and meaningful results.
DOCENT PROGRAM
As us about becoming a docent, part guide and all educator, to lead tours through the EYE for groups, including lawmakers, stakeholders, and 100% New Mexico initiative participants who serve as action team members.
Field Trips
Arrange a field trip to the EYE. We can provide tours to students of all ages, introducing them to the world of “yes” and problem-solving they can participate in.
TECHNOLOGY
We at the EYE are huge believers in the power of technology to strengthen systems of health, safety and resilience. We also recognize that a digital divide exists that limits access to the net which means limiting access to empowerment. Contact us to increase access across urban and rural communities.
EYE ON THE USER EXPERIENCE
The EYE is the nation’s first repository for solutions focused on ensuring ten vital services for surviving and thriving. The EYE, with its ten Centers, has at least 10,000 moving parts, that showcase innovations and ideas awaiting implementation. We greatly value your review of all our content and the entire user experience within the EYE. We welcome your suggestions for new exhibits and improvements to current ones, along with your overall critique on user-friendliness. No detail is too small or too big to comment on and improve. Contact us to share your always welcome feedback.
QUESTIONS:
Email us 24/7 at annaageeight@nmsu.edu.
TEAM
CENTER CURATORS
Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD and Dominic Cappello
Katherine and Dominic are advocates for turning colliding crises into opportunities for improving systems, solving challenges using data, technology and collaboration. They know why systems that should protect us, can fail us — and teach leadership development and data-driven problem-solving. Dr. Courtney’s expertise in data analysis, continuous quality improvement, collective impact and experimental psychology guides communities and organizations through turbulent and timely change. Cappello is a health systems strategist and New York Times bestseller author, whose Ten Talks book series on family safety reached a national audience when his innovative work was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD and Dominic Cappello are the co-authors of 100% Community: Ensuring 10 vital services for surviving and thriving and Anna, Age Eight: The data-driven prevention of childhood trauma and maltreatment, and Attack of the Three-headed Hydras: Confronting Apathy, Envy and Fear on the road to saving the humans and the future. They are the Co-Directors of the Anna, Age Eight Institute at New Mexico State University, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Gregory Sherrow
Gregory is an educator, architect of learning management systems, expert in information technology and web-based enterprises with decades of experience in creating educational, nonprofit and commercial technology solutions. He served as an editorial and technology consultant on the books 100% Community and Attack of the Three-Headed Hydras. Gregory also architected the learning management systems for the Data Leaders for Child Welfare program, an initiative supported by Casey Family Programs to strengthen the process of continuous quality improvement within the child protective services departments of New Mexico, Connecticut, New York City and Pennsylvania. Gregory also developed the learning management system to serve as a repository for data-driven strategies focused on preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma. He serves as the IT Director for the Anna, Age Eight Institute at New Mexico State University, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
ADVISORS AND PARTNERS
These are our amazing contributors and those stakeholders who shared their expertise and insights for the book that guides the 10 centers: 100% Community: Ensuring 10 vital services for surviving and thriving.
Kasandra A. Gandara
Kasandra has spent the last 30 years living and working in the Las Cruces community with both the State of New Mexico’s Department of Health and its Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD). During her service with CYFD, Kasandra returned to NMSU for her graduate degree in Social Work that she received in 2013. Kasandra was elected as councilor for Las Cruces City Council District 1 in November 2015 and now serves as mayor pro tem. In 2018 she put data into action, launching the Doña Ana County Resilience Leaders program to mobilize agency leadership and stakeholders around the promotion of child safety, family health and improving the county’s capacity to ensure ten vital services for surviving and thriving. Through Kasandra’s leadership with countywide engagement and mobilizing, we continue to refine and improve our 100% New Mexico initiative process.
Matt Probst
Matt works as chief quality officer (CQO) and medical director of El Centro Family Health, the first physician assistant (PA-C) to serve on the El Centro executive team. Additionally, Matt leads a team of 43 providers in 27 clinics. He still sees patients three days each week. Matt was featured in the documentary The Providers and selected by the American Academy of PAs’ (AAPA) for the PA of the Year Award. Matt serves as the medical advisor to the EYE and launched the 100% San Miguel County initiative to create a countywide experiment that showcases the 100% New Mexico model.
William P. Soules, PhD
William is a member of the New Mexico State Senate representing District 37 since January 15, 2013. He is chair of the Senate Education Committee and chairs the interim Public Schools Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force. In his legislative role he serves as an education commissioner for New Mexico at the Education Commission of the States. Soules earned his BA and MA in psychology and his interdisciplinary PhD from New Mexico State University with a degree that spans education and psychology. Senator Soules is a champion for the data-driven and cross-sector prevention of adverse childhood experiences to ensure all students have access to the services needed to be safe and succeed with school. Dr. Soules’ commitment to the mission of the 100% New Mexico initiative has been instrumental in its development across the state.
CENTER INNOVATION SPECIALISTS
Center for Medical and Dental Care@100%
Matt Probst, PA-C, Supretha Gubbala, MD, Heidi H. Rogers, FNP, Maya Yu, DOM
Center for Behavioral Health Care@100%
Deborah Harris, LISW, Robin Swift, MPH
Center for Food@100%
Peter Skelton, PhD, Aurora Valdez, MPH
Center for Housing@100%
Jennifer Manzanares
Center for Transportation@100%
Peter Rice
Center for Parent Supports@100%
Esther Devall, PhD, Patricia Alvarado, Julie Sanchez, and JC Trujillo
Center for Early Childhood Learning@100%
Melissa Hardin, DSW
Center for Community Schools@100%
David Greenberg, Katherine Trujillo, Tim Hand, PhD
Center for Youth Mentoring@100%
Leticia Bernal, David Sherman, Sharon Sessions, PhD
Center for Job Training@100%
Yolanda Cordova, Pam Etre -Perez, PhD, Michelle Perry
DEDICATED TO HEROES
The EYE is made possible because local champions have committed their time and energy to developing a county-based initiative, one that is a showcase for applied sciences. The EYE is far more than a collection of ideas or a repository for projects, it’s a tribute to the courage and compassion of local leaders who redefine the term public service. Our 100% New Mexico initiative teams are turning research into real-world solutions every day, often amid an environment of crisis and change. We dedicate the EYE to the local heroes working in our initiatives to demonstrate how collaboration between city government, county government, higher education and local stakeholders can ensure the health, safety and resilience of 100% of families. Our initiatives, all vital works in progress, may be visited in the following localities:
Doña Ana County
Rio Arriba County
Socorro County
Taos County and Taos Pueblo
San Miguel County
Otero County
Valencia County
Our list of counties continues to grow, in part, because visitors to the EYE are starting up 100% New Mexico initiatives across the state.
We invite you to…
The Art of the Collaboration
The work ahead requires the engagement of not only service agency leadership, but artists, muralists, filmmakers, storytellers and writers.