Attempted suicide and/or the threat thereof can be grounds for involuntary psychological evaluation.
Something about the way that this is being done does not have a genuine ring to it. This is not to say that all efforts to stop him are not appreciated, but it is advisable at times to be very careful of leading an unstable person into a self-fulfilling situation.
In a former career, I've handled one-on-one suicide attempts. Every serious situation had a certain air of privacy about them and the most critical ones did not alert anyone at all.
This guy appears to be an attention hog and may even go as far as cutting himself or harming himself on a superficial level if he doesn't see enough of a reaction. That is, IF he is genuine.
Worse case scenario is that if he is serious, he will leave more clues so that people can stop him. Persons like him are psychological leeches, they feed off of the need for others to help. They get their fix by manipulation and deception, knowing that there are persons who genuinely will offer their emotions. Once the trap is set, they reel their unsuspecting victims in with little more than innuendo and a bit of imagination.
My advice: Don't be a sucker. Let the police do their jobs.
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