Woman lands new job after mental health scare, credits Racine group [Video]

After landing her first job in five years, Cynthia Wurl is in a much different place now than she was a year ago.

Last year, Wurl was hospitalized for trying to take her own life; she credits Racine Friendship Clubhouse for helping her turn her life around.

“They’ve been instrumental in my recovery,” she said. “Without the Clubhouse I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

The clubhouse works annually to support about 50 to 60 adults like Wurl living with mental illness.

It’s an effort the group’s Community Outreach Coordinator Dee Ware believes is crucial.

“We have all the tools for the physical but it’s not many for the mental,” Ware explained.

After working as an RN, Ware said she struggled when confronted with situations that often ended in …