Disney encourages you to #ChooseKindness for National Bullying Prevention Month

To help raise awareness for National Bullying Prevention Month, during the month of October, the Disney ABC Television Group is encouraging kids, adults and families to #ChooseKindness.

The Disney ABC Television Group is teaming up with DoSomething.org and STOMP Out Bullying, GLSEN and GLAAD to inspire social change and help put an end to bullying by asking kids, Millennials, adults and families to spread positivity and choose kindness in their everyday actions.

Public-service announcements featuring ABC including Tisha Campbell Martin, Erica Christensen, Dave Foley, Ken Jeong, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly McCreary, Randall Park, Alfonso Ribiero, Ming-NaWen, Ed Westwick and Constance Wu will air throughout the month of October on on ABC, ESPNU, Longhorn Network and SEC Network. Additionally, short video messages about bullying prevention will air on Disney Channel along with special episodes of Austin & Ally and Girl Meets World with plots that will focus on main characters facing bullying and showing how they cope with and overcome the problem.

Anyone interested in more information about how they can help can go to Disney's Be Inspired website.

The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of the Disney Channel, ESPN, ABC and this station.