By the age of 13, Femi Williams was perceived by his mother and teachers to be out of control. He constantly left home without permission and refused to go to school. It took a male mentor from Boys2Men, an agency originally set up to help African Caribbean boys leaving care, to help Femi and his mother unpick the complex emotions that caused his bad behaviour.
As well as helping Femi and his mum at home, Boys2Men provided IT workshops, where Femi learned how to design web sites, and they set up work experience for him in a recording studio. Femi is now attending school on a regular basis and his tantrums have stopped altogether.
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