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. Carol Mighall
Age at disappearance: 51 | Missing since: January 1, 2021 | Missing from Birkenhead in Merseyside | Reference number: 21-000137 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
14. James Miller
Age at disappearance: 37 | Missing since: December 22, 2020 | Missing from Warrington in Cheshire | Reference number: 21-000068 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
15. Tony Nguyen
Age at disappearance: 17 | Missing since: December 14, 2020 | Missing from Stockport | Reference number: 20-005711 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
16. Ellen Coss
Age at disappearance: 50 | Missing since: November 3, 1999 | Missing from Manchester | Reference number: 99-001440 | www.missingpeople.org.uk