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369 leadership for a significant improvement in practice on the subject; b) through supporting and building a network of practitioners and those with lived experience of mental ill health and their supporters, in effect a movement for better practice to minimize coercion; c) by developing new materials, testing them and learning from their use in a way that strengthens knowledge on human rights and mental health more broadly, of which minimizing coercion is a central element. Ultimately, the impact we seek is that an understanding of ways to minimize coercion is developed by mental health professionals internationally, in collaboration with civil society, and that better practices are adopted. As a result, the dangers of coercive practices will also be minimized, and the supports available to people experiencing mental health problems and their families will increase significantly over time. There are people and groups across countries working actively to promote these and other initiatives that contribute to the common goal of the advancement of psychiatry and mental health for all people. All of us in the WPA leadership welcome comments and engage ment from readers and colleagues. Helen Herrman President, World Psychiatric Association