A phone line that provides resources for people who have committed domestic violence or are at risk of doing so is expanding to cover the entire state of Vermont.

Umbrella, a domestic and sexual violence prevention organization based in St. Johnsbury, launched the service last year. It was initially only available in the Northeast Kingdom.

“By working with folks who are causing survivors harm, we are helping to lift the burden, at least a piece of it, off of the shoulders of survivors,” said Olivia Plunkett, director of innovation and accountability programs at Umbrella.

The phone line, called the Spark, is staffed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week. The confidential service doesn’t require callers to give their names.

Responders aren’t clinicians, but they’re trained to hel

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