Help with daughter

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Dear all,
I need urgent advice . In 2011 I was awarded residency of my and my exes daughter .
During this year things have got very strained between myself and my daughter and her father due to her getting older and not wanting to stay over any more and numerous incidents involving the police .
One of which was my ex being physically abusive to her and now she has resorted to self harming and saying she has had enough of her life due getting grief from both her father and his partner saying she’s an attention seeker . Nasty and pathetic.
Please can anyone offer advice if I could be taken to court for my daughter not going to her fathers when she doesn’t want to due to recent events . Thank you . A worried Mum x

I'm really sorry I've got no advice but I'm bumping your post for others to see. Hope you get the info your looking for x

OP I’m guessing she’s now of an age where her opinion on these matters would be taken into account IF it did go to court.
Is she getting counselling for her self harming and the other problems that have triggered it? And do you have evidence of the police involvement? I would hope that the combination of those things would be enough to prove that seeing him is currently not in her best interests.
My DD had issues with self harm and suicidal ideation earlier this year but with counselling, support from friends and family and hard work herself she’s come through it (hers was due to social anxiety) For her, getting it out in the open was a massive step towards dealing with it so for your DD to have received such a negative response from her father when he found out really makes me feel for her.
You’ll be doing the best thing for her by keeping her away from that toxic environment while she deals with her problems. Hugs to you both x