Mental health is among Eau Claire County’s top health priorities, according to panelists who spoke Monday evening (March 8) at the annual educational event presented by the Women’s Giving Circle. Panelists included Corina Fisher, a licensed clinical social worker with Prevea Health; Jackie Bachmeier, a philanthropy specialist with HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals; and Laura Baalrud, an outreach facilitator at Sacred Heart, where she has worked for 43 years. Some 80 people attended the virtual presentations. The Women’s Giving Circle is an arm of the Eau Claire Community Foundation. It funds projects that enhance the well-being of local women and children. To read more of this preliminary account of the Monday evening panel and discussion, please click on the headline. This report will be updated.