Over Christmas, PEGS will be closed as normal over the weekends, evenings, and Bank Holidays. This means the office will be open – and emails to admin@pegsupport.com will be answered – up to the 24^th and then on the 29^th – 31^st inclusive. We usually see an increase in referrals over holiday periods, so please allow extra time for your email to be answered.

Our weekly Wednesday drop-ins will continue as usual – with the link being posted on our Facebook page just beforehand.

And there will be a team member monitoring the closed peer support group on Wednesday 29^th, Thursday 30^th and Friday 31^st December.

We know that Christmas can be an extremely difficult time for families experiencing Child to Parent Abuse, so do reach out to a crisis support or emergency service if needed over the festive period.

Here are some contact details which may be of use:

CALM | Call 0800 58 58 58 | Webchat | Open 5pm to midnight every evening

Papyrus | Call 0800 068 4141 | Email pat@papyrus-uk.org | Confidential suicide prevention advice, 9am to midnight every day, for those aged under 35 or those concerned a young person is at risk of suicide

Samaritans | Call 116 123 | Email jo@samaritans.org | Available 24/7

SANE | Call 07984 967708 and leave your name, number and a short message and a member of the team will call back as soon as they can | Open every day



Shout | Text 85258 | Free 24/7 service for anyone struggling with any problem

The Silverline | Call 0800 470 8090 | Helpline for older people open 24/7

Mind’s Info line (0300 123 3393) is closed from 6pm on December 24^th until 9am on January 4^th but their ‘helping yourself in a crisis’ guidance and other website information could be helpful in the meantime.

*Please call 999 immediately if you or someone else is in danger. Alternatively, call 101 in a non-emergency situation where you need to report an incident to the police*