This Community of Practice will serve as a forum for professionals, community workers, researchers, non-governmental organizations and policy makers who work with or address the needs of children and adolescents. The goals of this CoP are to provide a venue to discuss clinical, educational, community and societal factors impacting the mental health of children and adolescents world-wide, share and discuss Best Practices in child and adolescent mental health treatment, and advocate for excellence in mental health care in all communities providing mental health services for children and adolescents.