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Vantage Clinical Consulting LLC (VCC) specializes in providing tailored business strategies for Outpatient Opioid Treatment Practices, ensuring their success while accommodating the demands of their busy schedules.

Confident in our expertise, we offer comprehensive assistance to initiate, streamline, or expand Opioid Treatment businesses, thereby enabling greater community impact.

Co-Occurring Disorders: Do You Treat the Substance Use or the Mental Illness First?

By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I A Story That’s All Too Common … When Ashley walked into the outpatient clinic for her intake, she looked...

When Healing Spaces Harm: Addressing Workplace Toxicity in Mission-Driven Organizations

By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I When one of my mentees whom I will refer to as “Maya” first stepped into her role at a nonprofit...

Honoring All Recovery Pathways: Does It Matter How Someone Gets or Stays Sober?

By: Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP I A Patient’s Story: The Road to Recovery Looks Different for Everyone Maria had tried everything. Over...

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...

When the Links Are Broken: Rebuilding Substance Use Disorder Knowledge Networks

In the field of Substance Use Disorders (SUD), practitioners have long relied on established websites, databases, and federal resources...

What Makes a Good Doctor for Patients in Outpatient Opioid Use Disorder Treatment?

By Jamelia Hand MHS CADC CODP Maria sat in the cold, sterile waiting room, her hands trembling slightly. She trembled not from...

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....