National Guard support program caught in debate

Published July 20, 2014 12:45pm ET



CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A program that helps New Hampshire National Guard members and their families is caught in a disagreement over whether aiding one group of veterans could end up hurting another.

Created in 2007, the Deployment Cycle Support Care Coordination Program has been widely praised for helping nearly 3,000 individuals with suicide prevention, mental health care, employment and housing. Since the start, it has been managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the New Hampshire National Guard and Easter Seals New Hampshire, but that could change soon.

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