News from the Greater Intermountain Node

Community Outreach for Recovery Month!

This September, the Greater Intermountain Node team is celebrating Recovery Month by participating in community events across Utah. At First Step House, we connected with residents at an Ice Cream Social (left) and hosted booths at Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA) Recovery Days events (right). We appreciate the chance to meet community members, share information, and support recovery-focused events throughout Utah!

Shauna Filion joins ASAM PWLE Board!

We are pleased to recognize Shauna Filion, Certified Lead Medical Assistant and GIN’s CIRCL representative, for her selection to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) panel of individuals with lived and living experience with substance use disorders and incarceration.

In this role, Shauna will contribute to the development of ASAM’s clinical criteria for the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders in prison and jail settings and during reentry. Her perspectives and input will help inform treatment standards and identify key topics that shape this work.

Shauna’s involvement reflects the mission of CIRCL, which promotes meaningful collaboration between researchers and people with lived experience to strengthen the relevance, quality, and impact of addiction research. We appreciate her contributions and are pleased to see her representing both GIN and CIRCL in this important effort.

Posted on September 18, 2026