[7] SHA provides Advanced Placement (AP) classes through Georgia Virtual School[8] and extra-curricular opportunities including intramural sports and field trips.

[13] Aaden Friday of Medium, reporting on alleged SHA mistreatment of teens, wrote, "SHA is now fully licensed by the state of Georgia, but it has surfaced several ethical concerns, including the lack of appropriate care for teens with mental health issues, abusive treatment, and anti-LGBTQ practices similar to those practiced at conversion camps.

Friday quotes Dr. Jean Kim, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at George Washington University, "...if [Embry] had a licensed professional screen clients and triage them for appropriateness into his program, that would be less worrisome.

"[9] He wrote, "Trace Embry, who has no medical training or college degree, believes that students who have been diagnosed by professionals with very real and treatable mental illnesses are actually suffering from too much technology use, the overconsumption of media, and a lack of religious conviction.

"[9] Unsilenced, a non-profit organization dedicated to transparency in the Troubled Teen Industry, catalogued decades of survivor testimonies concerning student and staff experiences at Shepherd's Hill Academy.

Carly Camejo of Medium, and former teacher at the facility, reporting on alleged SHA mistreatment of teens, wrote, "I remembered on more than one occasion feeling miffed at how little so many within this circle understood the minds and actions of their neuro-divergent charges.

[15]" Furthermore, she describes allegations of medical neglect, insubstantial housing structures, and the unethical treatment of animals involved in the SHA sustainable development program.