Intercultural Psychiatric Program (IPP)
Clinic Description
The Intercultural Psychiatric Program (IPP) provides culturally sensitive mental health services for immigrant, refugee and ethnic communities with an emphasis on individuals and families whose first language is not English. IPP provides services to adults, children and families.
IPP serves individuals and families from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cambodia, Congo, Central and South America, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Liberia, Myanmar, Rwanda, the former Soviet Union, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Somalia, Vietnam and other countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Central and South America.
IPP staff includes 16 counselors and 8 part-time physicians offering services in over 15 languages including Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian, Farsi, French, Kurdish, Laotian, Mai Mai, Mien, Nepalese, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish (Central and South American), Swahili, and Vietnamese.
Services At This Clinic
- - Medication management
Individual and group therapy
Skills training and support
Case management
Healthcare Providers
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James Boehnlein, M.D., M.Sc.
Psychiatry (Adult Outpatient-General), Psychiatry (Forensics)
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Keith Cheng, M.D.
Psychiatry (Child & Adolescent)
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J. Dave Kinzie, M.D.
Psychiatry (Adult Outpatient-General), Psychiatry (Intercultural)
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Paul Leung, M.D.
Psychiatry (Adult Outpatient-General), Psychiatry (Intercultural) , Psychiatry (Addictions)
