Paloma Bustos
Crime Survivor Services Program Manager
Loyola Law School, RISE Clinic
Paloma Bustos currently serves as a Crime Survivor Services Program Manager for the Rights in Systems Enforced (“RISE”) Clinic at Loyola Law School with Loyola Marymount University. She holds a Master’s in Social Work and has culminated ten years of experience working directly with victims of crime. In her role with the RISE Clinic, she is responsible for supporting victims of crime by providing access to safety and resource to address the emotional and physical needs of the trauma and stress associated with their experience and to further the purpose of legal representation. Prior to joining RISE, she was the Program Manager for Casa de la Familia responsible for overseeing their partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as part of the Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART), a multidisciplinary crisis response team that partners police officers with community-based advocates to provide immediate crisis intervention and follow-up services to domestic violence victims and their respective families. In addition, she provided training to law enforcement on signs and symptoms of abuse in addition to education on trauma-informed care utilize for appropriate response to survivors.