Steve Crimando, M.A., is the founder and principal of Behavioral Science Applications LLC. He is a 35-year veteran disaster and emergency behavioral health clinician, educator, and responder.
Steve is a Certified Threat Manager (CTM) with the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) and a Certified Master Trainer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) program. He is a Certified Disaster Response Crisis Counselor (DRCC) with the New Jersey disaster behavioral health system.
Steve was deployed to both the 9/11 and 1993 World Trade Center attacks, the Northeast anthrax screening center, and many other disasters and acts of terrorism. He has been a disaster mental health responder and field instructor at major disasters ranging from wildfires to hurricanes and public health emergencies. He is a published author frequently called upon by the media and the courts as an expert in crisis intervention. He provides training and support to multinational corporations, law enforcement, intelligence, and military organizations, NGOs, and IGOs. He is an instructor for the U.S. Department of State-Foreign Service Institute, a consultant to the U.S. Substance Abuse Services Administration (SAMHSA), and has worked with the United Nations Office for Operational Support- Special Situations Unit for many years.