Table 2.

Characteristics of young carers (YC) who took part in the study.

	Age	Gender	Family Member with Dementia	Brief Family Context (at the Time of Study)
P1	12	Female	Father	P1 and P2 are siblings. They help care for their dad who was diagnosed with early onset dementia when they were very young. They have received limited support in their role as YC (e.g., peer support online groups).
P2	13	Female	Father
P3	16	Female	Grandma	P3 and P4 are siblings. They support their parents in caring for their grandma who lives with them and is in the last stages of dementia. The family have support from a dementia charity and paid carers. P3 and P4 have attended online YC support groups.
P4	12	Female	Grandma
P5	13	Female	Father	P5 helps her mum care for her dad who was diagnosed with early onset dementia when she was 3 yrs. old. She has an older sibling that has recently moved away to go to university. The family have support from a dementia charity and paid carers.
P6	14	Male	Grandad	P6 and her older brother help their mum care for their grandad who lives with them and is in the last stages of vascular dementia. The family have support from paid carers who visit four times a day. P6 has not received any support as a YC.