NBC Montana reported public accounts from former residents Steven Woodin and Mackenzie Williams. Woodin alleged physical abuse, forced labor, isolation, controlled communication, and religious coercion during a placement that began in 2001 when he was 12. Williams alleged that her 2014 placement involved locked rooms, restricted calls, labor, religious workbook schooling, long periods of grounding, and lasting trauma.

The r/troubledteens Pinehaven page also summarizes survivor and parent reports and links to archived survivor-created materials, CNN coverage, and Montana reporting on religious-program oversight.