The Government’s 2011 mental health strategy, No Health Without Mental Health, published in February 2011 received widespread support; setting out a vision for both improved mental health for all and better support for people with mental health problems. However, the evidence that was available by the summer of 2011 suggested that the strategy’s practical impact on service commissioning and provision has been limited; knowledge of the strategy among commissioners in particular is variable and there is little evidence that it is being used as a guide to local decision making