I know the law varies for each state/country, but I have a few questions about school and self-harm in the US.

1. Do college professors/staff still have an obligation to report suspected self-injury to anyone (and if so, who?) Or is this only in high school and lower levels of education where most students are under 18?

2. At what point is a counselor required to involuntarily commit someone to a hospital for self-harm? For example, can you do any of the following without the risk of being committed?:

- Tell them that you have self-harmed
- Tell them that you have urges to self-harm

3. How severe does self-harm need to be for a counselor to report you? If you express that you have a desire to stop, does that affect their decision to involuntarily commit you?

4. Will you definitely be involuntarily committed if someone else sees your injuries and reports you to the police?