Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK.
While most are found and reunited with their families, for some the heartbreak continues.
Missing People is a UK charity that provides confidential 24-hour support to missing people and their loved ones.
The gallery below contains the faces of 57 people who have been missing for more than a year in the North West:
You can report a sighting - free and confidentially - by calling 116 000, emailing [email protected], completing our online sightings form HERE.
41. Ethan Graham
Age at disappearance: 18 | Missing since: February 6, 2012 | Missing from: Urmston in Manchester | Reference number: 12-000790 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
42. James McEwan
Age at disappearance: 67 | Missing since: October 29, 2011 | Missing from: Manchester | Reference number: 11-002875 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
43. Ciaron Nuttall
Age at disappearance: 19 | Missing since: March 5, 2011 | Missing from: Oldham in Greater Manchester | Reference number: 11-000609 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
44. Brendan Taaffe
Age at disappearance: 39 | Missing since: January 26, 2010 | Missing from: Birkenhead in Merseyside | Reference number: 10-002273 | www.missingpeople.org.uk