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.
13. Ellen Coss
Age at disappearance: 50 | Missing since: November 3, 1999 | Missing from: Manchester | Reference number: 99-001440 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
14. Philip Fudge
Age at disappearance: 21 | Missing since: December 10, 1995 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 95-001285 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
15. Brian Hesketh
Age at disappearance: 34 | Missing since: January 1, 1994 | Missing from: Gateacre in Merseyside | Reference number: 94-000065 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
16. Mark Garvey
Age at disappearance: 15 | Missing since: March 2, 1987 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 93-000064 | www.missingpeople.org.uk