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.
53. Paul Fahy
Age at disappearance: 33 | Missing since: February 18, 2002 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 04-000767 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
54. Julie Melton
Age at disappearance: 41 | Missing since: July 23, 2004 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 04-001031 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
55. Kevin Fasting
Age at disappearance: 49 | Missing since: November 21, 2003 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 03-001677 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
56. Nicholas Palmer
Age at disappearance: 34 | Missing since: February 26, 2003 | Missing from: Runcorn in Cheshire | Reference number: 03-000976 | www.missingpeople.org.uk