CHENNAI: The Directorate of Children Welfare and Special Services (DCWSS) has invited applications to address the workforce shortage in Child Helpline 1098 and the District Child Protection Units in Chennai and the remaining districts. The DCWSS has called for applications for eight posts to operate the 1098 Child Helpline, specifically for case workers. The helpline operates round the clock, with more than ten staff currently attending calls at the department's Chennai office. Officials have said the existing workforce is insufficient, while 304 staff are deployed at the district level to ha...