January marks National Mentorship Month, a time to recognize the power of mentorship in fostering growth, creating opportunity, and developing inclusive leadership.

To help improve access to training for behavioral health providers, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has awarded a contract to Public Consulting Group (PCG) following a competitive bid process to develop and implement a Capacity Building Center (CBC).

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has launched an Innovation Advisory Council (IAC), a multisector forum designed to drive collaboration between state and territorial health leaders and private sector executives.

Public Consulting Group’s (PCG) Human Services Public Health team has been invited to serve on ASTHOʻs Innovation Advisory Council.

In the recent white paper “Pathways to Progress: Supporting Multilingual Learners with Disabilities”, PCG’s Jacob Klett highlights strategies for equitable education for multilingual learners. Multilingual learners, students whose home language is not English, are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. public school population, totaling 5.6 million as of 2021. These students face unique challenges, requiring schools to meet their diverse needs.