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.
21. Ibrahim Alfadoon
Age at disappearance: 17 | Missing since: October 30, 2019 | Missing from: Liverpool | Reference number: 19-005459 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
22. Leanne Smith
Age at disappearance: 39 | Missing since: September 15, 2019 | Missing from: Whitehaven in Cumbria | Reference number: 19-005751 | www.missingpeople.org.uk
23. 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
24. Steven Durand
Age at disappearance: 31 | Missing since: October 19, 2018 | Missing from: Salford in Greater Manchester | Reference number: 18-005415 | www.missingpeople.org.uk