1 In the hostel your friends were given to you ... outside I didn't know how to find them....'
Some nights I used to hate it. I used to think I'd go mad just looking at the four walls.'
' The Navy was an easy option for me , .. I was looking for a place where I would find it pretty easy to be able to cope ..." . For young people brought up in local authority care, the transition to the outside world may be a painful and lonely experience. They. may have to come to terms with unemployment, bad accommodation, and unsatisfactory friendships, and often they have no one to turn to for help and advice.
Young people describe their lives after coming out of care, and social workers and others consider ways in which support may be given.
Presented by John Hedges ProducerPETER WINDOWS BBC Birmingham