Kids Help Phone says overnight texting demand has risen 24 per cent nationally this year, including a 27 per cent increase in Ontario.
The organization says requests between 8-p-m and 8-a-m are now nearly three times higher than during the daytime.
Young people are reaching out about issues including anxiety, stress, relationships, depression and suicide, with many seeking help for the first time.
Kids Help Phone is launching an urgent fundraising campaign ahead of the expected back-to-school surge, with donations matched up to 250-thousand-dollars through September 11th