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The BRITE study (Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Improving the Transition Experience) was a six-center, 1:1 randomized controlled pragmatic trial with masked outcome assessment that compared the effectiveness of two established approaches to managing transition from inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge to the next phase of care for individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The two established transition methods were (1) a standardized version of existing discharge procedures used at all six sites and (2) a standardized remotely-delivered case management approach that extended beyond the point of discharge, based on the protocol used within the Veteran's Health Administration and enhanced with input from patient and family stakeholders. The sample was stratified by site and discharge location (skilled nursing facility vs. discharge to home/community) based on the relatively lower frequency of discharge to facility (22 percent across all six study sites in 2015) and the expectation of high impact of discharge destination on outcomes. When a caregiver was available for an enrolled patient, they were also approached for consent to be surveyed, with some patients having up to two caregivers enrolled to account for changes in primary caregiver.

The following key outcome domains were assessed: (1) ability of patients to participate in the home and community as independently as possible, (2) health-related quality of life, (3) access to appropriate healthcare and reduced emergent or urgent healthcare, and (4) caregiver outcomes. These outcomes were assessed at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after discharge from inpatient care. Participants were also given the standard TBI Model Systems follow-up assessment one-year post-injury. Types of medical insurance coverage and satisfaction with healthcare were examined at 6 and 12 months post-discharge.

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

The goal of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Study is to provide programmatic information about the treatment and aftercare services funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) RSAT program, to help understand the extent to which, and in what ways, RSAT programs are fulfilling their mandate under the Second Chance Act to connect participants to aftercare services. The study focuses on describing the range and types of substance abuse treatment, re-entry/release planning activities, and related aftercare services that are provided to offenders through the BJA RSAT program. The major objectives of the study are to:

• Document how states make decisions about how to use RSAT funds for treatment and aftercare services;
• Describe the types of treatment and other services supported with BJA RSAT funds, including implementation of evidence-based practices;
• Document the re-entry/release planning activities for RSAT participants; and
• Describe the aftercare services available to RSAT participants, and the challenges and facilitators to implementing these services.

The study includes two SPSS files: RSAT_State_Coordinator_Program.sav (n=47; 92 variables) and RSAT_Subgrantee_Program.sav (n=60; 1,018 variables).