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.
17. Tu The Nguyen
Age at disappearance: 14 | Missing since: February 8, 2020 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 20-001653 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
18. Ibrahim Alfadoon
Age at disappearance: 17 | Missing since: October 30, 2019 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 19-005459 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
19. Leanne Smith
Age at disappearance: 39 | Missing since: September 15, 2019 | Missing from: Whitehaven in Cumbria | Reference number: 19-005751 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
20. Martin Rhodes
Age at disappearance: 46 | Missing since: May 4, 2019 | Missing from: Halifax in West Yorkshire | Reference number: 19-004683 | www.missingpeople.org.uk