{"id":7368,"date":"2026-09-16T15:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sshp.wales\/?page_id=7368"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:50:28","slug":"bsl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sshp.wales\/en\/knowledge-base\/use-of-language\/bsl\/","title":{"rendered":"BSL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is it safe to talk about suicide?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdb747;flex-basis:5px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes it is <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width-youtube-video\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is it safe to talk about suicide? - BSL version\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_JO27lq6has?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If someone is thinking about suicide, can their thoughts change? <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdb747;flex-basis:5px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes they can <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width-youtube-video\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"If someone is thinking about suicide, can their thoughts change? 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