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The core constitutional responsibilities of the WHO include the promotion of global cooperation, acting as a directing authority for international initiatives that contribute to the advancement of health. The Global Clinical Practice Network (GCPN), created by WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, holds promise for promoting collaborative initiatives that enhance training, research, and clinical capacity for mental health worldwide. Eventually, these initiatives can change the way that mental health care is practised globally. The GCPN was established as a multidisciplinary and multilingual vehicle for the investigation of proposed diagnostic guidelines for mental and behavioural disorders in the ICD-11, which is being prepared to present to the World Health Assembly in 2017. The first GCPN members were international psychiatrists and psychologists participating in formative field studies to inform …