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.
5. Thomas Billington
Age at disappearance: 66 | Missing since: June 1, 2009 | Missing from: Preston | Reference number: 10-000944 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
6. James Dowsett
Age at disappearance: 65 | Missing since: June 18, 2005 | Missing from: Preston | Reference number: 05-005820 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
7. Ausrine Nekrosiude
Age at disappearance: 38 | Missing since: October 27, 2022 | Missing from: Crew in Cheshire | Reference number: 23-003517 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
8. Isabella Skelton
Age at disappearance: 35 | Missing since: June 5, 1969 | Missing from: Crumpsall in Greater Manchester | Reference number: 23-001223 | www.missingpeople.org.uk