Amy Winehouse’s father has revealed his plans to set up a drug rehabilitation centre for addicted youth in his daughter’s name.
Mitch Winehouse is set to meet with a Home Office minister today to discuss support for the centre, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.
Mitch will be joined by his late daughter’s managers Raye Cosbert and Trenton Harrison-Lewis as well as a former cocaine abuser and addiction expert Sarah Graham.
Graham, who met Mitch in 2009 when the pair addressed the Home Affairs Select Committee on drug abuse, said she will be heavily involved in the project.
“We didn’t know it (Winehouse’s death) was going to happen but we hope it will show people that addiction is something that can kill people when they are very young and that we should not wait until it is too late,” Graham said.
“Rehabilitation is more expensive than treatment in the community but in reality most desperate young people cannot access it.
“It might be because their dealer meets them at the school gates or it could be that they are getting abused at home. As a rich country we should be able to afford a rehabilitation centre for young people and we don’t think charities should pay for it totally.”
Following the death of his daughter, who had a very public battle with drugs and alcohol, Mitch revealed that he wanted to do something for addicts who could not afford private treatment.
Amy Winehouse was found dead at her London home on July 23. Her family is still awaiting the results of toxicology tests to establish the cause of her death.
Related stories
Native ad body.
Native ad body.
Native ad body.
.png?resize=380%2C285)
.jpg?resize=380%2C285)