Safeguarding Adults Week

15th to 17th November is Safeguarding Adults Week 2021

It's all about highlighting safeguarding issues and raising awareness of best practice, enabling organisations and individuals to gain confidence when it comes to recognise signs and reporting safeguarding concerns.

The week is brought together by the Ann Craft Trust - a leading authority in safeguarding adults and young people at risk; this year their theme is 'creating safer cultures'.

That means:

Minimising the chance of harm happening
Ensuring the correct policies and procedures are in place
Recognising and responding to safeguarding issues effectively and appropriately

There's lots of information on their website about what's going on during the week and how you can get involved. And you can also use the #SafeguardingAdultsWeek on social media.

Naturally, at PEGS we are in total support of raising awareness around safeguarding - especially as lots of our parents might not fall into traditional 'at risk' categories but they are in fact at risk because of the abuse they are receiving from their child.

We're also keen for organisations to learn as much as possible, which is why we've created our CPA training courses - and why we launched our Child to Parent Abuse Covenant, backed by the DWP, which asks employers to think about their policies and practices when it comes to staff and service users who are experiencing CPA.

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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!