Directions for Youth & Families
Locations:
Columbus: 1515 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201, Phone: 614-294-2661, Fax: 614-294-3247
Columbus Downtown: Short Stop Youth Center, 1066 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201 Phone: 614-299-5541
Ohio Avenue Youth Center: 657 South Ohio Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43205 Phone: 614-258-8043
East Columbus: 1414 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205, Phone: 614-251-0103
Crittenton Community School: 1418 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205, Phone: 614-251-0103
Directions for Youth & Families provides outreach counseling to youth ages 7-18 and their families in the areas of substance abuse, mental health, delinquency, anger management and teen parenting. Behavioral healthcare provides counseling and psychological and psychiatric services to adults and children in Franklin County currently experiencing or at rish for mental and/or emotional neglect abuse. Specialized services for victims of sexual abuse and children who have witnessed violence or lost a loved to homicide. Programs are also offered to prevent teen pregnancy, delinquency and substance abuse and to promote cultural diversity.
Short Stop Youth Center provides art-based, prevention and entrepreneurial activities for children ages 7-19.
Ohio Avenue Youth Center provides nutrition and fitness, art, and leadership development programming for youth ages 8-17.
Crittenton Community School provides individualized instruction for youth in grades 6-9 who have not been successful in traditional education settings.