“A leader has to lead from the front”: Serenity Welfare’s Emily Aklan discusses the leadership philosophy behind her success and her post-Covid ambitions

...dcuffs’ campaign to end the handcuffing of children, and her remarkable work has continued even throughout a tempestuous 2020 which thrust the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic before the sector. After Emily’s incredible work saw her put forward as a nominee for a Queen’s Honour, we were keen to understand the leadership that had gone into making Serenity Welfare the successful business that it is today. Sitting down with The Leaders Council’s Matthew O’Neill, Emily revealed in a candid interview that she had always held a philosophy that leaders must understand the every day trials and tribulations of their staff working on the frontlines in order...

Hope instead of Handcuffs event with Steve McCabe MP

...Event organised by the Hope instead of Handcuffs campaign to discuss the alarming use of restraint against innocent children in the UK's care sector.   Watch Now...

Examining the Covid-19 impact on children in care this Children's Mental Health Week

...dcuffs’ campaign to ban the use of handcuffs on children during transportation.   View Full Article...

The mental scars left behind when we handcuff children

...ing a new campaign called ‘Hope instead of Handcuffs’ to ban the use of handcuffs unless absolutely necessary, and I call on the government to recognise that a new approach is needed that puts children and young peoples’ mental wellbeing first, treats them as victims not criminals, and provides them with the means to rebuild their lives. If we couldn’t imagine a situation where we would use handcuffs on our own children, we cannot allow it to happen to any young person. Emily Aklan is founder of children’s welfare provider Serenity Welfare   View Full Article  ...

Steve McCabe MP to host Hope Instead of Handcuffs online roundtable event

...As media and political support continues to grow for Serenity Welfare’s Hope Instead of Handcuffs campaign, leading supporter Steve McCabe MP will host an online roundtable event on 20th July to discuss how to tackle the use of restraint against children in care and how to support better vulnerable young people.....   View Full Article...

MPS CALL TO END USE OF HANDCUFFS ON CHILDREN IN CARE

...Dozens of MPs have joined forces to call on the government to ban the use of handcuffs on children in care. MPs have called for an end to handcuffing children in care. Picture: Adobe Stock Ministers are backing the Hope Instead of Handcuffs campaign, launched by Emily Aklan, chief executive of children’s social care provider Serenity Welfare, which is calling for legislation allowing a child in care to be handcuffed during secure transportation to be scrapped....   View Full Article...