PEGS launches successful CPA Awareness Day

The first ever Child to Parent Abuse Awareness Day saw thousands across the UK finding out more about this often-hidden form of abuse.

Launched by social enterprise PEGS, the day on Friday 14^th October aimed to improve knowledge about CPA while also sharing information with parents, carers and guardians about where they could go to get support.

PEGS hosted their own event to mark the day at Shrewsbury College in Shropshire, with professionals from across the Midlands and beyond attending, alongside long-time supporters of PEGS.

And the PEGS team also encouraged the use of the hashtag #CPAAwarenessDay across social media, with hundreds of posts reaching many thousands of Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter users.

Founding Director Michelle John said: “We’re absolutely thrilled about how the Awareness Day went, and it’s definitely something we will be hosting annually from now on.

“It was fantastic to see the in-person support for the event, and the online support from across the UK. A huge thank you to those who took part, and to Shrewsbury Colleges Group – in particular, Michelle Dawes – for hosting us.”

The event also saw PEGS launch CPA Heroes – which enables parents to nominate someone who has gone above and beyond to assist them. This can either be a professional such as a GP, social worker, police officer or teacher, or a friend, family member, neighbour or colleague.

Visit this blog to find out more about nominating.

To catch up on all the action on social media, you can find PEGS on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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