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 59 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.
49. Brendan Taaffe
Age at disappearance: 39 | Missing since: January 26, 2010 | Missing from: Birkenhead in Merseyside | Reference number: 10-002273 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
50. Ronald Ellis
Age at disappearance: 31 | Missing since: May 1, 2010 | Missing from: Northwich in Cheshire | Reference number: 11-000104 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
51. Thomas Billington
Age at disappearance: 66 | Missing since: June 1, 2009 | Missing from: Preston | Reference number: 10-000944 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
52. Jordan Ratcliffe
Age at disappearance: 16 | Missing since: August 31, 2008 | Missing from: Manchester | Reference number: 09-004404 | www.missingpeople.org.uk