PEGS Conference 2025!
| Tuesday 14 October | In-person | Shrewsbury |
Join us this October for our first in-Person Conference!
You’re invited – fill out the form for early access and early bird discounts! And, gain access to our VIP workshops!
Our first in-person conference
PEGS is thrilled to bring you our first in-person child-to-parent abuse conference – designed to bring together CPA professionals worldwide in person to share updates, policies, research and education focused on safeguarding.
The not-to-be-missed day includes a fantastic speaker line-up, Q&A panels, exclusive limited workshops and specialist online resources – avaliable before and after the event.
About PEGS
PEGS (CIC) is a social enterprise set up to support parents, carers and guardians who are experiencing child-to-parent abuse (including those with adult offspring).
We don’t directly work with children who display these behaviours, but we have a network of partners with expertise in this area.
We train frontline professionals to recognise and effectively respond to CPA, and work with national and regional organisations to develop and implement policies.
Since 2020, PEGS has managed 10,019 successful referrals.
Conference aims
Breaking the Silence: A Multi-Agency Approach to Child-to-Parent Abuse and Safeguarding Conference is a significant event that brings together researchers, policy-makers, frontline professionals, decision-makers, and campaigners from across the globe.
Hosted by PEGS, this is the first time the organisation is delivering an in-person conference – offering a unique opportunity to connect face-to-face, hear directly from expert voices, and participate in collaborative workshops.
The event will share the latest knowledge, policies, research, and best practices, focusing on how we can work collectively to improve support for parents, carers, and guardians affected by child-to-parent Abuse.
It also provides valuable space for networking, discussion, and community building among those committed to safeguarding and systemic change.
Why Attend?
We have a fantastic speaker line-up, including representatives from:
The NHS, Refuge, the US Police Force, Family Lives.
Domestic abuse partnership leaders, top academics and criminologists, practitioners, policy makers and more.
Panels and policy updates from across the globe, Q&A, interactive sessions, netowrking and workshops!
Change is coming down the line – the voices of parents experiencing CPA will be heard.
- Will you be part of that change?
- Will you help amplify those voices?
- Are you joining us to lead the way into the future?
This conference has met the required Continuing Professional Development (CPD) standards and has been approved for accreditation.
Do you want to be a part of the change?
Buy your ticket and help us make a difference
Your Host:
Michelle John
PEGS Founding Director
Michelle has become one of world’s the leading voices on CPA, setting up PEGS after finding a lack of support for parents experiencing this type of abuse.
Q&A Panel Chair:
Joe Lockley
Brightstar Boxing Founding Directore
Our Guest Speakers
Julie Mackay
Author and Podcast Host, Retired Detective Superintendent
Dr Andrew Newman
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS
More speakers coming soon!
Fiona Wells
Adoption Expert, Social Worker, Founder of PATCH.
Dr Amanda Holt
Professor of Criminology at the University of Roehampton
Rebecca Zerk
Dewis Choice / SEE Training and Consultancy / The Centre for Age, Gender and Social Justice – Aberystwyth University
Don't miss out, 2025 tickets, and info coming soon!
Contributors:
Laura Rowe
Align Lifestyle
If you want to be a part of the change then buy your ticket and help us make a difference
Child to Parent Abuse: The Facts
Child-to-parent abuse (CPA) can be physical, verbal, emotional, financial or sexual. It impacts parents, carers, guardians and other parental figures. The behaviour can be displayed by a child of any age (including adult offspring).
- At least 3% of UK households are impacted by CPA.
- 67% of parents currently don’t feel they get adequate support from professionals.
- 70% of parents have been forced to leave work or reduce their hours as a result of the abuse they are experiencing.
- One parent dies every 19 days in England and Wales by parricide (killed by their child)
Event sponsors
If you would like to sponsor and see your logo alongside PEGS contact Michelle and the team.
