Michael remembers coming home from school one day and being told to say goodbye to his mother. He was eight years old. Now 15 and living with a foster family, he says he can look to the future. The BBC spoke to him, his foster parent and the woman who helped bring them together.

A specialist course believed to be the first of its kind is being launched for foster carers of children who have suffered traumatic experiences.

Parents surveyed on pressures of raising children