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Jobs Report 2025: What It Means for Mental Health and Substance Use Roles
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I "When the clinic launched its new outpatient recovery program, Jamie (a former counselor turned program...
Vantage Policy Watch Week of August 18, 2025
Substance Use, Mental Health, and Corrections By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I Across the country, critical shifts are unfolding in...
Vantage Policy Watch Week of August 4, 2025
Federal Shifts in Harm Reduction Policy: Narrowed Definitions, New Guardrails By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I Context & Developments On...
The Hidden Barrier to ED-Initiated Buprenorphine: It’s Not Protocol, It’s Culture
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I Let’s imagine a patient named Maria arrives at the local ED in severe opioid withdrawal. She’s trembling,...
Vantage Policy Watch Week of July 21, 2025
Federal Layoffs at HHS Begin: Ripple Effects for Mental Health and Substance Use Care By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I 📍Context & Timing...
Vantage Policy Watch: Week of July 14, 2025
Deepening Federal Restructuring & SAMHSA Funding Turmoil This week, the ongoing HHS reorganization under Executive Order 14210 and the...
Vantage Policy Watch: Week of July 7, 2025
Welcome to the first edition of “Vantage Policy Watch” , your weekly update on executive-level decisions and federal actions shaping the...
WISeR Isn’t Here Yet, But Behavioral Health Providers Can’t Wait
What CMS’s New AI-Driven Prior Authorization Model Could Mean for Mental Health & SUD Treatment By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I CMS’s...
Care Reimagined: Illinois Launches NEW Unified Substance Use & Behavioral Health Division
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I This week, Illinois steps forward by elevating Mental Health and Substance Use Services together. As...
What Behavioral Health Can Learn from the Airline Industry
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I “We can’t always predict when relapse will happen. But like pilots preparing for turbulence, we can...
Turning Referrals Into Results
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I Stop Just Making Referrals… Why your referral process might be harming more than helping and what to do...
From Conversation to Community: Advocacy in Action for Mental Health and SUD Treatment Providers
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I Dr. F was ready. She had hung up her credentials, the proper business licenses, the electronic health...
More Than Medication: Partnering for Better Opioid Treatment in Primary Care
By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I In 2004, I was leading a medical stabilization program at a hospital. Our job was to admit patients...
Supportive Autonomy: The Future of Substance Use Treatment
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I When I was an addiction counselor, I did something that might seem unusual. I started discharge planning...
Illinois’ Behavioral Health Consolidation: What It Could Mean for Providers & How to Prepare
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I I recently got a call from a substance use disorders treatment provider who saw my LinkedIn post about...
When the Helper Needs Help: Navigating Federal Funding Cuts as a Public Health Entrepreneur
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP On January 27, 2025, President Trump announced a federal funding freeze, issuing a memo through the Office...
The Role of Counselors in Office Based Opioid Treatment: Why We Need Them
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I met my dear friend Keitha Bevly 25 years ago, and from the moment we connected, I knew she was special....
Federal Grant Freeze: What It Means for Addiction and Mental Health Providers
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP In a recent turn of events, the White House ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, effective at...
Telehealth in Substance Use Disorders Treatment: Opportunities (& Advice) for Tech Developers
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP Gina was one of the most exceptional counselors i’ve worked with. Her ability to connect with patients and...
Buprenorphine via Telehealth: A Complex Opportunity
By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I The opioid crisis has forced our healthcare industry to adapt and innovate to meet the needs of those...
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