Let’s Talk About PEGS

Funding for PEGS thanks to the National Lottery

We are delighted to announce we’ve been awarded a National Lottery grant to help us raise awareness of CPA and our work supporting families and professionals.

We were successful in applying for £8,000 from the Community Fund for a project we’re calling Let’s Talk About PEGS.

With research suggesting anywhere between 3 and 10% of families are experiencing Child to Parent Abuse – and multiple Coronavirus lockdowns worsening the situation for many of them – it’s never been more crucial to get the word out.

The PEGS team has spent the past year working with more than 300 families to provide one-to-one counselling, online peer support, advocacy and advice, alongside training police forces, local authorities, charities and safeguarding leads.

Now we want to ensure we reach even more parents and help them find support while reducing the emotional impact their child’s behaviour is having on them.

While we increase communications from our end, there’s plenty you can also do to support PEGS:

Like our Facebook page, engage with posts and share with your own friends
Do the same on Instagram and Twitter
If you work for a police force, charity, local authority or any other organisation which would benefit from CPA expertise, do get in touch with us about our training options
Read the other sections of our website to get a better understanding of CPA from both a parental and professional point of view
If you're interested in donating or helping us raise funds, please email fundraising@pegsupport.com
If someone discloses that they are being abused by their child: listen, ask what you can do to help, and reassure them you that believe them. Don’t laugh, judge them, tell them it’s their fault, or let their child know what they have said (these may sound like obvious points, but sadly there are still many misconceptions about CPA and this can lead to parents feeling worse once they have spoken out).

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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!