Singer Amy Winehouse's early demise is undeniably tragic, but her family is hoping that some good can come out of their misfortune. The chanteuse's father, Mitch Winehouse, has shared plans to create a foundation in his daughter's name that would help young people struggling with addiction.

Amy Winehouse, who was just 27, passed away at her home earlier this week - a toxicology report is pending. The British songbird struggled publicly with addiction to drugs and even wrote a track about her experience, titled "Rehab." In it, she croons, "They tried to make me go to rehab - I said no, no, no."

At Amy's funeral, Mitch lamented the difficulty that some Britons have in finding treatment for their addictions when they cannot afford a pricey private clinic, reports Rolling Stone. Mitch added that his daughter had "conquered" her drug addiction, but still struggled with a dependency on alcohol. She told her father that she had recently completed three weeks sober, adding, "Dad, I've had enough, I can't stand the look on your and the family's faces anymore."

Tragically, Winehouse's disease got the better of her. But with her family's help, addicts might not have to say no, no, no to rehabilitation any longer.

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