Built in Trinidad & Tobago.
Exploring better ways to support healthier habits and behaviour change.
ChangeTT is a Trinidad & Tobago initiative exploring how AI-supported behavioural systems can help people build healthier long-term habits and make better decisions over time.
The platform is currently being tested and refined with a small group of participants in Trinidad & Tobago.
FoodTT
Support for eating habits, cravings, weight, sugar, emotional eating, and healthier routines.
Enter FoodTTFoodTT TesterGambleTT
Exploring responsible gaming support for Trinidad & Tobago. Helping people reflect on habits, recognise patterns, and make healthier decisions over time.
Enter GambleTTGambleTT TesterCurrent testing focuses on two areas where long-term habits can have a major impact on health, wellbeing, and quality of life: nutrition and gambling behaviour.
Why Gambling?
Gambling is a normal form of entertainment for many people in Trinidad & Tobago. However, for some individuals, gambling can gradually contribute to financial stress, relationship difficulties, and mental health challenges.
Traditional support services often reach people only after significant harm has already occurred.
GambleTT is exploring whether ongoing, low-friction support can help people recognise patterns earlier, make healthier decisions, and seek additional help when needed.
How ChangeTT Works Differently
Most support systems respond to what you bring to them. A hotline answers when you call. A counsellor meets you when you have an appointment. A chatbot responds to what you type in the moment.
ChangeTT is designed around a different idea.
Behaviour doesn't change in a single conversation. It changes through repeated small moments of reflection over time. Consistent weekly check-ins are central to how ChangeTT works — not as a reporting exercise, but as the mechanism through which patterns become visible and real change becomes possible.
Over time, the system builds an understanding of a person's habits, routines, and experiences. This allows it to identify patterns that may not be obvious day-to-day — situations that consistently trigger cravings or urges, routines connected to positive outcomes, or periods where stress and behaviour begin to shift.
The goal is not simply to provide advice. The goal is to help people better understand themselves and make more informed decisions over time.
ChangeTT is also designed to listen without judgement, respond with care, and be available whenever it's needed — not just during office hours. There are no right or wrong answers. No pressure to perform.
What is ChangeTT?
ChangeTT is a local initiative focused on improving everyday habits and long-term behaviour change — starting with food and gambling behaviour.
The goal is simple:
help people make small, sustainable changes over time, rather than relying on strict plans or short-term fixes.
We are building and testing a system designed to provide:
- steady, non-judgmental support
- simple check-ins
- practical guidance based on real-life patterns
This is not a finished product. It is an active development project being tested and refined.
Why this matters
In recent decades, Trinidad & Tobago has seen a steady rise in lifestyle-related chronic conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
These conditions often develop gradually through long-term patterns in diet and daily habits, and they now place increasing pressure on both individuals and the healthcare system.
Much of the current system is focused on managing and treating the outcomes of these conditions.
New approaches are needed — especially ones that can deliver support consistently, at scale, and without increasing cost.
This work is being done with a focus on long-term public benefit, not short-term commercial gain.
Prevention, not just treatment
Many of the most serious health challenges in Trinidad & Tobago have developed over time due to changes in diet, lifestyle, and daily routines.
While treatment is essential, long-term improvement depends on something more fundamental: earlier awareness, better understanding, and consistent support before problems become severe.
ChangeTT is built around the idea that prevention and education are essential — not as one-time interventions, but as ongoing, practical support that fits into everyday life.
This includes helping people:
- better understand their habits
- recognize patterns over time
- make small, realistic adjustments
rather than relying only on treatment after problems develop.
This is especially important for younger individuals. Preventative support needs to be delivered in ways that are accessible, relevant, and consistent with how people already communicate and learn today.
Reaching people earlier — and meeting them where they are — creates an opportunity to reduce long-term health risks before they become deeply established.
How this is possible
One of the biggest challenges in improving public health is scale.
Traditional support systems rely heavily on one-on-one interaction, which can be effective — but difficult to deliver consistently across large populations due to time, cost, and resource constraints.
ChangeTT is being developed using modern technology designed to:
- recognize patterns in behavior over time
- adapt guidance based on individual responses
- deliver consistent, structured support without requiring constant human intervention
This allows us to explore a different model: providing ongoing, personalized support in a way that can scale across a population — at very low cost.
The goal is not to replace professionals, but to extend the reach of support systems, making early intervention more accessible.
This is particularly important in Trinidad & Tobago, where access, time, and cost often limit how early support can be delivered.
By combining this approach with scalable, adaptive systems, we can begin to support preventative care in a way that is consistent, accessible, and sustainable over time.
Current focus
Right now, ChangeTT is focused on two areas:
FoodTT — eating habits, cravings, nutrition patterns, and healthier routines.
GambleTT — gambling habits, urges, losses, and regaining control.
We are testing how people engage with:
- reflecting on their habits and patterns
- building awareness about what drives their behaviour
- making gradual, realistic changes over time
Features and delivery methods are still being developed and tested.
We are intentionally starting small and improving step by step.
Free for Trinidad & Tobago
ChangeTT is being developed as a free service for people in Trinidad & Tobago.
The goal is not to build a paid product for the local population, but to explore how better support systems can improve everyday health outcomes.
This project is part of a broader effort to:
- make support more accessible
- reduce long-term health risks
- contribute positively to public health
Any future expansion or monetization would be focused outside of Trinidad & Tobago.
Locally, the intention is simple: make something useful, accessible, and genuinely helpful.
Get started
Free to use. No approval needed. Just your first name and email.
Approved tester? FoodTT Tester or GambleTT Tester — register as tester
Get involved
We are actively looking to learn from:
- individuals interested in improving their health
- medical and health professionals
- researchers and collaborators
This is an open, evolving project and we welcome input from people who care about improving health outcomes in Trinidad & Tobago.
If you would like to follow the project, contribute, or learn more, you can reach out below.
Options:
- Email contact
- (Optional simple form later) — for now, you can use the contact page.
ChangeTT is not a medical service
ChangeTT is not a medical service and does not replace professional healthcare.
This project is focused on behavioral support and habit development.
Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice.
This initiative is being developed as a free public-facing service for Trinidad & Tobago.