New Directions
(740) 397-4357
212 N Main St., Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050
Business hours
| Monday | 8:30am to 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am to 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am to 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am to 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am to 4:30pm |
| Saturday | - |
| Sunday | - |
Note: Crisis Hotline Open 24 hours
About us
New Directions provides free, confidential services for individuals impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in Knox County. We offer crisis shelter, advocacy, prevention education, and healing-focused support while working to build a community rooted in safety, respect, and healthy relationships.
| Year established | 1983 |
| Associations | Ohio Domestic Violence Network, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Credentialed |
| Languages | English, Uses Language Line |
| Tags | Domestic Abuse Shelter, Crisis Center, Safety Planning, Domestic Violence Helpline, Domestic Violence Shelter, Domestic Violence Help, Safety Center, Domestic Violence Assistance, Spousal Help, Spousal Violence, Battering Help, Dating Abuse, Dating Abuse Help, Intimate Partner Violence, Intimate Partner Violence Help, Domestic Abuse Treatment, Sexual Abuse Counselor |
| Specialties | Direct Services to Survivors of Sexual Assault, DV, and Human Trafficking, Emotional Support, Crisis Hotline, Emergency Shelter, Hospital Visits, Legal Advocacy, Youth Advisory, Support Groups, Prevention Education and Outreach, School-based programming, Professional Development, Youth Leadership, Social Marketing |
| Services | Support Services, Prevention and Education, Youth Leadership Programming, Professional Development Programming, Parent and Child Education Programming, Community Level Prevention and Technology, Domestic Abuse Shelter, Crisis Center, Safety Planning, Domestic Violence Helpline |