Service Shoutout: Staffordshire Women’s Aid

This month, the team at PEGS would like to take a moment to recognise and celebrate the important work of Staffordshire Women’s Aid.

Who is Staffordshire Women’s Aid?

For many years, Staffordshire Women’s Aid has been a trusted source of support for women, children and families affected by domestic and sexual abuse across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Their work is rooted in compassion, belief and understanding, creating spaces where survivors feel listened to, supported and never judged.

They provide a wide range of services, including a 24/7 confidential helpline, refuge accommodation, counselling, community-based support, legal advice clinics, and specialist services for children and young people. Their approach recognises that every survivor’s experience is different, and that support should be shaped around the individual... and not the system.

What really stands out to us is their trauma-informed, survivor-led approach. Staffordshire Women’s Aid prioritises choice, safety and dignity, empowering people to move forward in ways that feel right for them, and at a pace that feels manageable.

We are incredibly grateful for organisations like Staffordshire Women’s Aid who work tirelessly to support families and challenge abuse in all its forms. Their impact is real and felt by so many.

Supporting professionals and strengthening responses

Alongside their direct support for survivors, Staffordshire Women’s Aid also plays a key role in upskilling professionals and organisations working on the frontline.

They have been delivering CPD-accredited training on domestic and sexual violence for several years, with the aim of creating lasting change through education and strong multi-agency partnerships. This work is vital, as survivors often have a range of additional support needs, including mental health, physical health, substance use and involvement with the criminal justice system, all of which require informed and coordinated responses.

As part of this commitment, Staffordshire Women’s Aid is currently offering a free online Sexual Violence Awareness webinar, creating space for learning, reflection and deeper understanding of an issue that affects so many lives.

Thursday 5th February 2026
11:00 – 12:00
Online via MS Teams

The session is open to professionals, students, frontline workers, and anyone wanting to build their knowledge and confidence around sexual violence.

You can find out more about their training and webinars by clicking here!

Opportunities like this are so important in helping build informed, compassionate responses and we at PEGS are thankful to organisations like Staffordshire Women’s Aid for continuing to lead this work.

If you or someone you know needs support, help is available:

24/7 Helpline: 0300 330 5959

Referrals and support, please click here.

Or visit their website to find out more about the fantastic difference they're making.

Together, we continue to listen, to learn, and to stand alongside those impacted by abuse.

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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!