During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the National Organization of State Associations for Children (NOSAC) believes it is critical to uplift the needs of children and youth who are most at risk of child abuse, and to ensure that we speak out for those that are facing discrimination based on recent changes in federal policy.

NOSAC believes that children, youth, and families have the right to have their basic needs met and the opportunities and resources they need to succeed, and that states only succeed when all of our children, youth, and families thrive. We believe that families are made up of loving adults caring for children who are nurtured and accepted for all the potential of who they are and wish to be.