As Number Of Kids In State Care Grows, Mass. Makes Changes To Foster System

To address a dramatic increase in the number of Massachusetts children in foster care, the state Department of  Children and Families is making some changes in how it operates.

Those changes include aggressive recruitment of additional foster families and an expedited approval process.

State Secretary of Health and Human Services Mary Lou Sudders joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Deborah Becker to explain what these changes could accomplish.