Starting the conversation about childhood experiences like bullying or abuse can be the first step to identifying and resolving the issue. When considering topics like bullying, opening the lines of communication can be life saving. This theme runs true in the televisionmovie, Cyberbully, starring Emily Osment. EIC was able to sit down with Emily to discuss her role as Taylor Hilridge, a teenager suffering from cyberbullying, during the annual PRISM Awards where she was honored for her performance.

Emily described this role as the most difficult she has ever had to play but also one of the most humbling; because it gave her the opportunity to shed light on the issue of bullying.  “[When it comes to Cyberbullying] if you are not involved in it why would you think about it on a daily basis? That’s why it’s so cool to be at the PRISM Awards and put a celebrity spotlight on these kinds of issues.”

If audiences could take away one thing from the film Emily hopes that they will remember to start talking about this issue; parents to kids and kids to parents. “It’s the conversation that helps, the support system. It is knowing that there is always someone there to help. It does not have to be your parents or your teacher it could be your dog. Kids just need to talk, put these issues out there in the open and recognize that this is a problem, there is a solution, and it is going to get better.”