This is becoming a real issue in the States. Though in my country (Nigeria), we do not have such services. But it pains me to hear about children being forcibly taken from parents to be placed in someone else's care. I mean, in most cases, thats from frying pan to fire. No matter how bad the home is, there is no place like home. Except in rare cases where the child is in danger of being physically or mentally harmed, the argument has always been to keep the child with the parents. If the government insists on CPS, then it needs to be greatly reformed so that the child leaves for a better environment. Otherwise, i insist that there is no place like home. The family is the basic unit of socialization, i learnt in early school days. So its unfair to destroy the fundermental system on which society and entire civilizations is built. Think CPS, think twice!