On June 9, Keystone Human Services International organized the side event “Closing the Revolving Doors: A Lifespan Approach to Deinstitutionalization” alongside the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova in New York at the 18th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Co-hosts included the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the Government of UK, UNICEF, and Hope and Homes for Children. Moderated by Genevieve Fitzgibbon, Vice President of Global Programs and Advocacy for Keystone Human Services, panelists discussed critical issues, challenges, and opportunities around deinstitutionalization for children and adults with disabilities and shared success stories of partnerships that led to sustainable care reform and community-based supports.