PEGS Turns 6 - Come and Celebrate With Us

PEGS Turns 6 - Come and Celebrate With Us!

This March, PEGS turns six!

PEGS began as a conversation rooted in lived experience and difficult conversations about Child to Parent Abuse that weren’t happening enough. Over time, that conversation grew into something bigger: a national organisation supporting parents and carers affected by CPA, advocating for change, and helping shape how CPA is understood and responded to across the UK.

But at its heart, PEGS has always been about people. About parents and carers whose experiences were often minimised, misunderstood or overlooked.

Over the past six years, we have listened carefully to parents’ stories - many shared at a time when they felt unheard or blamed. Those voices have shaped everything we do and will continue doing so. They’ve informed our work with professionals, our contribution to research, and our efforts to influence policy and practice around CPA.

We’ve worked alongside services, partners, and practitioners to improve recognition of CPA, while continuing to centre parents’ voices and hold space for the complexity that exists within families.

Again and again, what parents have shown us is how hidden Child to Parent Abuse can be. How long families can experience this form of abuse before being believed.

As we look ahead, our focus remains clear. We will continue to break the silence around CPA. We will keep pushing for better understanding and responses. We will keep working to support families earlier. We will continue building safer spaces where parental figures feel heard.

To mark six years of PEGS, we’re inviting you to join us for a free online event this March!

During the event, we’ll:

Look back on our journey over the past six years
Share key learning and reflections from our work
Talk about what’s next for PEGS and for the families we support
Introduce members of the PEGS team and some of our lovely guests

This is a chance to reflect, connect, and to celebrate how far things have come together.

Whether you’re a parent, carer or guardian, a professional supporting families, someone who has attended our training or conferences in the past, part of an organisation we’ve worked alongside, or simply someone who wants to support our work around Child to Parent Abuse, you are very welcome.

Event details:
Monday 23rd March
10:00am
Online | Free to attend

You can register by clicking here:

Reaching six years feels like an important milestone not just for PEGS, but for everyone who has trusted us with their experiences over the years. The team at PEGS say thank you - we look would love you to be part of this special celebration with us.

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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!