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.
49. Raymond Shearwood
Age at disappearance: 36 | Missing since: August 18, 2007 | Missing from: Bootle | Reference number: 07-017735 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
50. Mark Coulthard
Age at disappearance: 22 | Missing since: August 31, 2006 | Missing from: Carlisle in Cumbria | Reference number: 06-012601 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
51. Elizabeth Ogungbayibi
Age at disappearance: 5 | Missing since: September 26, 2006 | Missing from: Manchester | Reference number: 06-016654 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
52. Adrian Eldred
Age at disappearance: 43 | Missing since: May 17, 2003 | Missing from: Rochdale in Greater Manchester | Reference number: 04-001731 | www.missingpeople.org.uk