The Amy Winehouse foundation is opening its first female-only rehab center

LONDON -- It's been five years since singer Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27 after struggling with substance abuse.

Now, the charity set up by her family wants to ensure that Amy's legacy will extend beyond her music to provide support for women struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.

One month past the fifth anniversary of the singer's death, the Amy Winehouse Foundation will open a women-only rehabilitation clinic with the help of housing charity Centra.

The center, which opens in East London on August 22, will establish a program that addresses the needs of female addicts, who according to the charity battle addiction stemming from physical and emotional abuse more often than their male counterparts.

According to research by Harvard University, female addicts often find it harder to quit and are "more susceptible to relapse".

Named Amy's Place, the house will provide patients temporary lodging within 12 self-contained apartments. The program will use a 'co-production' model, which gives those in recovery shared control over treatment with the aim of reintegrating addicts with society with the tools to sustain their recovery.

The program was shaped with the help of addicts living in an all-female rehab center in South London. That facility currently the only all-female rehab center in London and one of ten in the UK.

“This project will make such a profound difference to so many young women, enabling them to have a safe environment in which to rebuild their lives and put into practice all the learning they have acquired through their treatment journey," Jane Winehouse, managing trustee of the Amy Winehouse Foundation said in a statement.

"Fresh starts are difficult to make and full of challenges, but at Amy’s Place we will give young women the tools and support to help them make this a reality."