Amy Winehouse's father plans to build rehabilitation center

LONDON: British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse's father, Mitch, is planning to set up a drug rehabilitation centre in the singer's name.
Mitch, whose 27-year-old singer daughter was found dead in her North London home on July 23, is seeking support from a home office minister to dedicate a centre for young people, reported Daily Mail.
Mitch, who was devastated following Amy's sudden death, wants to address the gap between treatment services and drugs policy with crime minister James Brokenshire and Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee.
He would be joined by the 'Rehab' hitmaker's managers, Raye Cosbert and Trenton Harrison-Lewis, and Sarah Graham, a former cocaine abuser and addiction expert.
Mitch, who is presumed to have lost his daughter to substance abuse, revealed shortly after Amy's death that he wanted to do something for addicts who could not afford private treatment.
He met Graham in October 2009 when the pair addressed the Home Affairs Select Committee on drug abuse.
"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," said Graham.
Britain's only NHS rehabilitation centre for young people - Middlegate in Nettleton, Lincolnshire - closed last year, said Graham.