There's another side to this. Some kids have parents that are so bad they can't be trusted. In one recent case I'm aware of the kids were taken by CPS when the mother voluntarily signed into drug rehab after some involvement with the law. They showed up unannounced at the father's house with the kids in the car and told him if he didn't take them they would go into foster care. He's not capable of being a father nor does he want to be but he did take them. Neither parent should have them, they are both unfit. Kids like this do need a safe place to recover and maybe get a second chance. It's almost like someone has to open a sanctuary for children that isn't tied to the state. Someone trustworthy.