The service costs the council £400,000 per annum to run, but according to national network, Community Catalysts, each Local Area Co-ordinator (there are nine of them) has saved the council around £500,000 over three years.
The Local Area Co-ordinators help individuals of all ages with mental health needs and/or disabilities and older people. They've had great success since the launch in 2015, but the Isle of Wight council wants to axe the service.
The new provider for drug and alcohol services on the Isle of Wight - Inclusion - and IW NHS Trust will be working together to ensure a safe and seamless transfer of services between organisations.
OnTheWight will be reporting live from the Isle of Wight council's Cabinet meeting, where members will make their decision on controversial plans for the Isle of Wight Fire Service.
Cllr Brodie says the Isle of Wight Council should be "hanging its head in shame, not crowing about something they could have signed up to some time ago".
The Cabinet member responsible, Cllr Clare Mosdell, has declared she'll look at the mental health reform ideas suggested by film-maker Sam Schroeder, but says he's balancing his optimism with a healthy dose of scepticism.
Read the stories of some of the Island’s most vulnerable residents who have been left feeling lonely and isolated after the Isle of Wight council increased care charges.
The majority of those who responded to the consultation were against the proposals, as were the council's own Scrutiny Committee, but last week the Cabinet voted in favour means testing vulnerable adults who receive non-residential care.
The Isle of Wight Conservative council were last night accused by the Scrutiny Committee of ignoring the public's responses on caring for vulnerable Islanders. The responsible Cabinet member claimed she nearly resigned (but didn’t).
Cllr Mosdell explains there will be £3.8m of savings (cuts) made in Adult Social Care, despite asking residents to pay an extra 3% of council tax to help care for vulnerable adults and the elderly.
Cllr Lilley says there's been denial within the public sector for many years that mental health services are broken and Islanders have paid a serious cost and infringement of their basic human rights. Now it's time to share your stories with the Mental Health Champion.