Bluff Achieves Veteran Ready Certification

ALTOONA, PA – August 5, 2024 — Bluff, a program within the Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. family of brands, has partnered with PsychArmor, the leader in military culture training, to achieve Veteran Ready Certification. By taking this step to offer enhanced training for employees, Bluff is demonstrating its commitment to offering a more genuine connection and better support for those in military and Veteran communities.

As a nationally recognized nonprofit leader and preferred training provider for military cultural awareness, PsychArmor serves members of the military-connected community and anyone who wants to more effectively engage with them. Their team of clinical psychologists and social workers, all steeped in military culture, create learning journeys, from continuing education to customized training, including online courses, curricula, podcasts, webinars, live speaking engagements and social media.

“We value our healthcare partners who are actively working to enhance healthcare competence through education and training. Cultural awareness training for providers assists in reducing or eliminating barriers to care,” said Dr. Tina Atherall, CEO of PsychArmor.

Recognizing that the experiences of military personnel are much different from those of nonmilitary personnel, programs with Veteran Ready Certification structure their content to address the unique needs and strengths of servicemembers, Veterans and their families, while also ensuring the provision of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

Located in beautiful Augusta, Georgia, Bluff offers individualized withdrawal management and residential treatment for adults with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Spanning 178 beautiful acres, Bluff fosters an environment conducive to recovery. Many therapeutic activities are held outside, in serene settings that make the most of the healing properties of nature. Activities to support treatment include hiking, equine-assisted therapy and yoga.

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About Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. is a premier provider of behavioral health care founded in 1999 and headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. operates over 80 treatment facilities and schools throughout Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia, offering a full continuum of in-person and telehealth mental health, substance use and eating disorders treatment programs for adolescents and adults and educational and behavioral programming for students ages 5-21 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

About PsychArmor

PsychArmor is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation providing education and support to individuals and organizations that work with, live with, and care for American service members, Veterans, and their families. For more information about PsychArmor, contact Carole Turner, Strategic Communications, PsychArmor, at [email protected]