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In the wake of the high-profile suicides of Penn students Madison Holleran and Elvis Hatcher, Philadelphia magazine has learned that a third university student had committed suicide since the end of last semester. Dean Richard James Gelles of聽the university s School of Social Policy and Practice聽said he made no announcement through the university because he believes in the 鈥減rivacy concerns of the family 鈥?and the possibility of contagion.鈥?
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Related PostsA Bronx man claims聽multiple NYPD officers beat him without cause when he was stopped and frisked in August, and the whole incident was caught on surveillance and cell phone video.
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While Gelles would not reveal the name of the student, he says he is revealing the suicide out of concern for student welfare.
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鈥淭hey were taking turns on me like a gang. That鈥檚 how Santiago Hernandez, 23, described聽the alleged assault.
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The unnamed social policy graduate student, who committed suicide off campus over semester break, can now be added to the list of Penn students who recently committed suicide, including Holleran, a freshman who took her life on Jan. 17, and Hatcher, a sophomore <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Diaper-Bags-Sale>Kate Spade Sale</a>  who killed himself just weeks later.
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In the August 18 , Hernandez is seen being approached and then subsequently handcuffed by two female officers. Within moments half a dozen more uniformed officers arrive to the scene and allegedly take turns beating.
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Hernandez later told Eyewitness News reporter N.J. Burkett:
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I鈥檓 like, Miss what you doing? You are hurting my arm. <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Thora-Sale>Tory Burch Thora Sale</a>  She just was telling me to put my hands behind my back, I鈥檓 like, I m trying to understand what you re arresting me for. Can you please tell me?
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They was taking turns on me. One kicks me, he steps back. Another one comes, he punch me and he steps back. And another one comes and grabs my arm and hits me like 10 times with the baton. Another one comes, pepper-sprayed me.
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Hernandez, who is out on parole after serving six years in prison for a gang assault when he was 14, says he was confused by <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Christian-Louboutin-Lace>Christian Louboutin Lace</a>  the excessive force and attempted to get some clarity.
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鈥淚 think though that we need to be mindful of our students and their mental health,鈥?said Gelles. 鈥淢ental health is a serious issue on every campus and Penn has a unique set of challenges. These are kids who are used to being the absolute best, and they get here and they鈥檙e surrounded, in a very competitive environment, by other kids who are accomplishing at least as much, if not more, and we need to respond to that.鈥?
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Because I m a person to ask questions.聽If I didn t do nothing wrong, I m trying to understand the reason, what they are thinking of me, or what was the reason at all to arrest <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Gold-Watches>Michael Kors Gold Watches</a>  me.
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Dr. T.J. Ghose, a professor in the School of Social Policy and Practice, says he agrees with the Dean鈥檚 decision not to name the student. But says that, 鈥渁s the university community responds to these suicides, the fact that there was a third student, who was one of our own, is important to acknowledge, so that can be part of the conversation.鈥?
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Officers claim they were frisking the suspect for . However, Hernandez鈥檚 attorney Jay Heinrich told ABC those charges were later dropped, and he plans to file a civilian complaint on behalf of his client.
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Suicide researchers say the data shows that suicide tends to occur in clusters, and that publicity surrounding suicides can  by people already suffering from suicidal thoughts, particularly among the young, leading to Gelles鈥?fear of 鈥渃ontagion.鈥?
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  Unfortunately, for young men like Santiago, I think this incident is all too , said Heinrich.
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Penn administrators responded to the deaths of Holleran and Hatcher by convening a mental health task force. That effort has fallen under .
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After recent high-profile allegations of brutality against the New York police, it is no surprise that NYPD s Internal Affairs Bureau is now investigating the incident.
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Penn is <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Bags-Discount>Gucci Bags Discount</a>  also facing , the student mental health services provider. According to a story published Wednesday聽in the student newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian, students sometimes have to wait for a month or five weeks to see a counselor.
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Several students, who wished to remain anonymous because of the stigma surrounding mental health care, have made the same claims about long waits at CAPS to me.
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Gelles says the issue is one of awareness 鈥?of mental health issues, throughout society, and for Penn, the particular challenge faced by its student population.
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鈥淭hese schools are so difficult to get into,鈥?he says. 鈥淎n A- isn鈥檛 good enough. Second violin isn鈥檛 good enough. Going to China isn鈥檛 good enough. You have to live with a native family and learn to speak Mandarin. You can鈥檛 make a mistake. And so you get here, and you鈥檝e never made a mistake, and being the best all your life earns you a spot in the middle here. It鈥檚 tough for an 18-year-old brain to take, and I think we have to create room for experimentation, for people to not feel that they have to be perfect. That ought to be across your whole life.鈥?
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For confidential support if you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Learn about the warning signs of suicide at the .
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Related PostsA Bronx man claims聽multiple NYPD officers beat him without cause when he was stopped and frisked in August, and the whole incident was caught on surveillance and cell phone video. 鈥淭hey were taking turns on me like a gang. That鈥檚 how Santiago Hernandez, 23, described聽the alleged assault. In the August 18 , Hernandez is seen being approached and then subsequently handcuffed by two female officers. Within moments half a dozen more uniformed officers arrive to the scene and allegedly take turns beating. Hernandez later told Eyewitness News reporter N.J. Burkett: I鈥檓 like, Miss what you doing? You are hurting my arm. <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Thora-Sale>Tory Burch Thora Sale</a> She just was telling me to put my hands behind my back, I鈥檓 like, I m trying to understand what you re arresting me for. Can you please tell me? They was taking turns on me. One kicks me, he steps back. Another one comes, he punch me and he steps back. And another one comes and grabs my arm and hits me like 10 times with the baton. Another one comes, pepper-sprayed me. Hernandez, who is out on parole after serving six years in prison for a gang assault when he was 14, says he was confused by <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Christian-Louboutin-Lace>Christian Louboutin Lace</a> the excessive force and attempted to get some clarity. Because I m a person to ask questions.聽If I didn t do nothing wrong, I m trying to understand the reason, what they are thinking of me, or what was the reason at all to arrest <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Gold-Watches>Michael Kors Gold Watches</a> me. Officers claim they were frisking the suspect for . However, Hernandez鈥檚 attorney Jay Heinrich told ABC those charges were later dropped, and he plans to file a civilian complaint on behalf of his client. 

Unfortunately, for young men like Santiago, I think this incident is all too , said Heinrich.

After recent high-profile allegations of brutality against the New York police, it is no surprise that NYPD s Internal Affairs Bureau is now investigating the incident.

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