Service Shout Out: stem4

Supporting Youth Mental Health: Exploring stem4's Mission and Resources

Stem4 is a UK-based digital mental health charity dedicated to improving the emotional wellbeing of children and young people. Through a range of innovative, evidence-based tools and initiatives, stem4 aims to provide accessible mental health resources and foster understanding across schools, families, and communities.

Empowering Young People Through Digital Tools

At the core of stem4’s efforts are its five free mental health apps, tailored to address key

areas of mental well-being:

Calm Harm: Supports managing and resisting urges to self-harm.
Clear Fear: Helps young people understand and manage symptoms of anxiety.
Move Mood: Assists with low mood or depression, encouraging positive behavioral changes.
Combined Minds: Designed to empower family and friends to offer effective support.
Worth Warrior: Focuses on improving low self-worth, body image, and eating difficulties.

These apps are backed by clinical expertise and have helped thousands of young people build healthier coping mechanisms.

A Holistic Approach to Mental Health

Beyond digital solutions, stem4 champions mental health education through:

School resources: Offering a whole-school approach to addressing mental health.
Conferences and workshops: Engaging parents, carers, students, and professionals with practical advice and insights.
Youth Mental Health Day: Celebrated annually to spark conversations around young people's mental health and inspire year-round awareness.

Parent Mental Health Day

Recognising the critical role of parents in fostering a supportive environment, stem4 introduced Parent Mental Health Day to spotlight the mental health challenges faced by caregivers. This annual event provides resources, discussions, and tools to help parents manage their own well-being while supporting their children. It highlights the importance of parents' mental health in maintaining a stable and nurturing family dynamic, ensuring both caregivers and children thrive emotionally.

Learn More

Stem4 continues to make a profound impact on youth mental health through innovation, education, and community engagement. To explore their mission further or discover how you can get involved, visit stem4 at https://stem4.org.uk/

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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!