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.
53. Lindsay Claro
Age at disappearance: 36 | Missing since: June 7, 2008 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 08-013107 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
54. Raymond Shearwood
Age at disappearance: 36 | Missing since: August 18, 2007 | Missing from: Bootle | Reference number: 07-017735 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
55. Mark Coulthard
Age at disappearance: 22 | Missing since: August 31, 2006 | Missing from: Carlisle in Cumbria | Reference number: 06-012601 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
56. James Dowsett
Age at disappearance: 65 | Missing since: June 18, 2005 | Missing from: Preston | Reference number: 05-005820 | www.missingpeople.org.uk