Foster care

Foster for Plymouth says its mockingbird programme has been extended after launching last year.

The Only Way Is Essex star says more help is needed for foster children when they leave care at 18.

Bury Council is believed to be one of the first areas in England to ringfence homes for care leavers.

A project set up by an author is helping young women leaving care to find careers going forward.

Sheena, whose dad died when she was 10, says she uses her trauma to help children through theirs.

Push for more foster carers to address shortage in Jersey.

More children are being placed in care but the number of carers is falling, says the local council.

Foster parents, children and social workers share their experience as charities warn of a crisis.