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Amy’s Place Celebrates 10 Years Supporting Women Recoverers Paramedics Confirm Amy Winehouse Died at 27 on July 23

7/23/2026

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Amy's Place Celebrates

Amy's Place marked its 10th anniversary in East London, celebrating a decade of women-only recovery.
The centre houses 16 women aged 18-30 for two years in eight single and four shared flats.
Manager Rachel Finlinson says the house does not evict residents who relapse, unlike most similar services.
The women-only model, partnered with Clarion Housing Group, provides counselling, art therapy, yoga and sound healing to address stigma from abuse.

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Paramedics Find Amy

Paramedics discovered Amy Winehouse in her Camden flat in north London on the afternoon of 23 July 2011.
The discovery confirmed that the singer was 27 years old at the time of her death.
Jane Rosenthal, director and co-founder of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, said the family did not want to spend the rest of their lives in misery.
She added that they hoped to create something positive from the tragedy.

History

Historical Context

The UK moved from the “British system” of medical regulation (Rolleston Report, 1926) to criminalisation with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which created classes A-C and imposed a 14-year maximum penalty for Class A trafficking. The act prompted gender-specific treatment, from the 1995 women-only Phoenix House to today’s Amy’s Place in London, run by Rachel Finlinson and Clarion Housing Group.

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Amy's Place Celebrates

Amy's Place marked its 10th anniversary in East London, celebrating a decade of women-only recovery.
The centre houses 16 women aged 18-30 for two years in eight single and four shared flats.
Manager Rachel Finlinson says the house does not evict residents who relapse, unlike most similar services.
The women-only model, partnered with Clarion Housing Group, provides counselling, art therapy, yoga and sound healing to address stigma from abuse.

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