Novita is a South Australian disability organisation, providing support, services and equipment to children, teens and adults living with disability, their families and carers. In August 2019, it was announced that scosa was to merge into Novita.
History The Crippled Children's Association of South Australia (CCA) origins lay in the Crippled Children's Committee formed in 1932, an inaugural meeting of the CCA was held the on 13 December 1938 and it was incorporated in 1939 and operated as the Somerton Crippled Children's Home. The name was changed to Novita Children's Services in 2004.Crippled Children's Association of South Australia, Inc. at Find & Connect Retrieved 22 February 2016
It originally focused on supporting children with poliomyelitis, expanding to support those with cerebral palsy by 1944, and now works with children with a broad range of needs.FAQ: Who do we help, Novita Children's Services Retrieved 22 February 2016 With the current emphasis on community based care and deinstitutionalisation, Novita Children's Services stopped providing institutional care at Regency Park in 1993, working with children and families in locally based centres and in community settings. It also provides support under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).Glenn Rappensberg, (2010), Submission To The Productivity Commission Disability Care & Support Inquiry, Novita Children's Services Retrieved 26 February 2016
Initially relying on public and South Australian Government support the CCA ran the Somerton Crippled Children's Home from 1939,Somerton Crippled Children's Home at Find & Connect Retrieved 22 February 2016] and the Ashford House School,Ashford House (1952 - 1976) at Find & Connect. Retrieved 23 February 2016 both to 1976. Both accommodation services and the school then moved Regency Park Centre for the Young Disabled.Regency Park Centre (1976 - 1992) at Find & Connect Retrieved 23 February 2016]
In 2019, Novita merged with scosa(19 Aug 2019), SA NDIS providers Novita, scosa finalise merger after members approval, The Advertiser (22 Aug 2019), One big family Novita and scosa in alliance, The Advertiser, pg. 25 and their headquarters relocated in 2020 to a new facility at Hindmarsh.
People Russell Ebert Daphne Lorraine Gum Roland Ellis Jacobs Kevin Scarce Arthur Ernest William Short
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