About CIP

For 30 over years, CIP has played a vital role in the continuum of service in Marin County and acts as a safety net for those in need. In 2006, CIP provided an agency total of over10,500 hours to more than 650 unduplicated clients, 85% of whom did not have Medi-Cal, and 78% of whom had monthly incomes of $2,500 or less. Clients received help with anxiety and depression, divorce and parental stress, issues affecting young children, domestic violence, abuse, and homelessness. More than 18% were children between 6 and 18 years of age.

CIP's 20-24 intern-therapists provide psychotherapeutic services to clients under the direction of more than 80 licensed mental health professionals who donate their time to teach and supervise the interns. Reliance on volunteer services enables CIP to provide quality care in an extremely cost efficient manner. This benefits the intern-therapists who receive superior training, the clients who receive excellent therapy, and the agency, which can operate very cost effectively. Because each hour of service costs far less than at other agencies, each dollar donated to CIP goes further. This ultimately benefits the community.

Over the years, the mental health services for patients and their families
requiring low-fee treatment have dwindled dramatically. CIP has
remained as one of the major resources for low income
individuals requiring quality psychotherapy.

- Alan Boyar, PhD, Dept. of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente