East Texas Resources for Iraq/Afghanistan Deployment is a new program providing free counseling services to servicepeople of Iraq and Afghanistan and their families.

“This program is specifically for Iraq/Afghanistan service members in all phases of deployment ... and their family members, even distant family members,” said Carla Carlock-Self, director of Armed Forces Counseling Services. “It’s free counseling for anger management and substance abuse or if they’re having difficulty with stress.

“It just means they need somebody to talk to, some stress relief because the...