The cycle of loss and despair is just heartbreaking. dd was in foster care with a baby who was the youngest of - well, I won't say exactly how many as it would be identifying, but let's say double figures. All taken into care at birth.
This is a really interesting organisation: www.pause.org.uk/
There's obviously an urgent need to invest in this kind of approach. The cost - in all senses - is just too high not to.