Cilj je rada prikazati funkcioniranje postojećeg modela skrbi za djecu bez pratnje – maloljetnih migranata unutar ustanove koja se bavi djecom i mladima s problemima u ponašanju, upozoriti na teškoće u radu i dati smjernice za daljnje postupanje.Centar Dugave zbrinjava djecu bez pratnje – maloljetne migrante još od 1996. godine. U početku su to bila djeca pretežno s područja bivše Jugoslavije, no kako se mijenjala globalna geopolitička i ekonomska situacija, tako se mijenjala i populacija koju smo zbrinjavali.Posljednjih godina, s obzirom na to što se događa na Bliskom istoku, pretežno prihvaća djecu bez pratnje s područja Afganistana, Sirije, Pakistana, Alžira, Maroka, Libije, Jemena itd.Nakon dugogodišnjeg rada na zbrinjavanju djece bez pratnje, može se ustvrditi da takav način smještaja nije adekvatan i da djecu bez pratnje – maloljetne migrante – treba smještati i o njima skrbiti u drugim uvjetima, a nikako ne u ustanovi za djecu i mlade s problemima u ponašanju.Rad je nastao na bazi višegodišnjeg iskustva i autoričina rada s djecom bez pratnje u CPUZ Dugave.; This paper aims to present the functioning of the existing model of care for unaccompanied children - minor migrants within the institution that deals with children and youth with behavioral problems, to point out the difficulties in its work and to provide guidelines for further action. The Dugave Center has been taking care of unaccompanied children - minor migrants since 1996. In its early days, the minor migrants mostly came from the former Yugoslavia, but as the global geopolitical and economic situation changed, so did the population we cared for. In recent years, given the events in the Middle East, the Center has mostly accepted unaccompanied children from Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Yemen, etc. After many years of looking after unaccompanied children, one can conclude that this type of accommodation is not appropriate and that unaccompanied children - minor migrants - should be accommodated and cared for in different conditions and not in an institution for children and youth with behavioral problems. The paper builds upon many years of experience and the author’s work with unaccompanied children in the Dugave Center.