Packed schedule for PEGS parents from September

At PEGS, we are delighted to be increasing the number of regular activities that parents, carers and guardians can access each month.

Our long-running practitioner-led sessions remain a huge source of support for those experiencing CPA, giving them a safe space to share their concerns, challenges, and progress with other parents in a similar situation – as well as our trained staff members.

From September, we’ll be adding two new practitioner-led sessions per week, meaning there will be a total of seven (five during the day in the week, and two on weekday evenings).

Sessions are each an hour long, held on Zoom (with links shared in our private peer support Facebook group and on our parent WhatsApp channel), and run on:

Mondays at 12pm
Tuesdays at 11am (brand new session) and 7pm
Wednesdays at 10am
Thursdays at 1.30pm and 8pm (brand new session)
Fridays at 10am.

We also recognise that are specific groups of parents who would like to chat to others within a session – hence our monthly male-only practitioner-led sessions (last Friday of the month, 12.30pm).

And we’re now adding a specific meeting for parental figures from the adoption and fostering communities as of September (second Wednesday of each month, 12pm).

We’ll also shortly be sharing links to sign up to any of our September Movement to Music sessions (first Wednesday of the month at 7pm, second, third and fourth Friday of the month at 11am – all sessions 45 minutes).

In addition, we’ve got our half-hour Wellbeing Workshops (first Monday of the month, 11am) and our bi-weekly Wellbeing Walks in South Derbyshire (every other Tuesday, 9.30am).

Our Lead CPA Practitioner Sophia said: “We know how valuable parent sessions are for those experiencing CPA and they have remained a core part of our offering since PEGS launched in 2020. We’re pleased to be able to offer additional sessions each week from September onwards, and we look forward to welcoming parental figures to our new monthly practitioner-led sessions for those from the adoption and fostering communities.”

Please note, all of these services are free to attend and are open only to parents, carers and guardians with a current PEGS referral. Do make sure you’re signed up to our WhatsApp channel and that you’ve joined our private peer support group on Facebook, as this is where we post any updates, changes to the schedule, and the links to access each session.

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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!