How to use this document

The Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) wrote this document.

When you read the word ‘we’, it means OHO.

We wrote this document in an easy to read way.

We use pictures to explain some ideas.

We wrote some words in bold.

This means the letters are thicker and darker.

We explain what these bold words mean.

There is a list of these words in the Word List.

This is an Easy Read summary of another document.

This means it only includes the most important ideas.

You can find the other document on our website.

www.oho.qld.gov.au/resources/family-violence

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A friend, family member or support person might be able to help you.

In this document, we talk about some things that might upset some people.

We have a list of organisations you can contact for support if you get upset.

You can find this list in Where you can find support.