Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp issued a call to action Monday for state employees and others to take part in a new human trafficking awareness online training program to help spot and report suspicious activity.

The Kemps released a video announcement about the program which they made with their three daughters. They launched the training through the Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion, and Education Commission, which Marty Kemp chairs, along with House Speaker Pro Tempore Jane Jones and Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds. Also collaborating is the state Department of Administrative Services and its commissioner, Alex Atwood. The roll-out was timed for Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

The Kemps said in a news release Monday that Georgia's 78,000 state employees are already in a position to safeguard against trafficking. The awareness training "will empower them to meet that call to action by imploring them to learn the signs of sex trafficking and how to report suspicious activity," the Kemps said.

"I want to thank Commissioner Atwood and his team at the Department of Administrative Services for their dedicated work to develop this human trafficking awareness training program," Marty Kemp said in the news release. "By educating individuals on the issue, we are creating an army of trained eyes which will literally have the ability to save lives."

"I am incredibly proud of Marty, the Department of Administrative Services, and everyone involved in crafting this training module," the governor said in the news release. "I challenge all state employees to take this training. Together, we can stand up to protect our state's most vulnerable and dismantle this criminal enterprise for good."

The first lady also announced that she will partner with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center to host two self-defense classes on Jan. 30 at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Both classes are open to the public, but registration is required.

The online training program is available on YouTube.