Join in CPA Awareness Day!

This autumn will mark the very first Child to Parent Abuse Awareness Day. On Friday 14th October, we’d love you to join us in a nationwide push to raise awareness of CPA and to campaign for more support for the families this issue impacts.

How can you help?

Any action big or small will help us to make CPA Awareness Day a success – simply pick one (or more) of the following, and support PEGS in making a difference to parents whose lives are profoundly affected by CPA.

Host an event – a drop-in session, a coffee morning, the event can take any format you like. All we ask is that you let us know about it by emailing admin@pegsupport.com with the subject line 'CPA Awareness Day': if it’s a closed event then please just let us know the name of your organisation and what you’ll be doing. If it’s a public event, then we can share the time and location on our website to encourage more people to attend. Plus, we’ll send you a virtual pack of Awareness Day resources.

Share on social media – we’ll be using the hashtag #CPAAwarenessDay across social media, so do get involved and either create your own post or share some of ours.

And if you'd like a Facebook profile picture frame created for you to mark the day, please simply message us on our Facebook page and our Social Media Manager will be happy to help!

Have a conversation – there are many people out there who either haven’t heard of CPA, or know little about it. By having a conversation with a friend, family member or colleague, you’ve helped raise awareness. Simple, but effective.

Contact a professional – why not write to your local council leader to ask if their social care team has had CPA training yet? Or send a letter to your MP highlighting why CPA should be on their agenda going forward?

Thank you in advance for your support – and we look forward to you joining us to highlight CPA Awareness Day on 14th October!

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Founding Director, Michelle, has been awarded an MBE in the Kings Birthday Honours for Family Support and Advocacy.

By PEGS Admin • June 15, 2026

Child to Parent Abuse organisation founder awarded MBE The founder of a social enterprise which has supported thousands of parents impacted by abusive behaviours from their children has been awarded an MBE. Michelle John, originally from Pembrokeshire in Wales but now based in Shropshire, was among the names announced for the prestigious accolade in the King’s Birthday Honours List this year. In 2020, Michelle set up not-for-profit organisation PEGS with the aim of supporting parents and carers, training professionals, influencing local and national policy, and raising awareness of Child to Parent Abuse – which is thought to affect up to one in ten households in the UK. Since then, she has grown a team of experts who have trained police, social workers, teachers and many other professionals to better recognise the signs of CPA, support parents, and signpost to specialist organisations. In addition, Michelle set up a range of parent-focused initiatives including daily practitioner-led online sessions, a Facebook peer support group which now has 3,300 members, and one-to-one offerings for those at highest risk. PEGS launched a CPA Covenant for employers in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions, only the fourth such covenant to be backed by the Government, and Michelle has advised everyone from the Home Office to Channel 4 and the BBC on CPA – the latter for storyline on Hollyoaks and EastEnders. Her work has seen CPA covered by journalists across television news programmes, national newspapers and magazine, and regional press and radio, and she’s received numerous awards both in the UK and internationally. Michelle, whose MBE was awarded for Family Support and Advocacy, said: “This honour is also shared with the parents who have trusted me along the way: they drive me, inspire me and I will always stand with them. “I feel proud, privileged and very grateful – and I’d like to thank everyone who has supported me and PEGS along the way. There is much more to come for PEGS, and we will continue to work every day for the parents and carers who have been or continue to be impacted by CPA. “There is so much to reflect on from the journey of the last six years, and there have been many highlights and challenges along the way. I am sure there will be many more in the future – although being told I’d received an MBE will always remain a truly incredible moment that I’ll remember forever!” For more information about us, visit www.pegsupport.co.uk or search for 'PEGS' on social media!