Table 2.

Theory Of Change (TOC) workshop structure

TOC session	Stage	Connection to TOC process	Activity to be conducted	Time allowance for activity	Number of facilitators required	Resources required
Session 1	Challenges that hinder good mental health and mental health services	Identify challenges, assumptions and context	Building problem trees	2 hours	2–4	Tape recorder Flip chart Paper Coloured marker pens Flash cards with themes from FGDs (5 full sets)
Session 2	Ideal world that enables good mental health and mental health services	Identify long-term outputs, other outputs and pathways to change.	Storytelling of an ideal world	1.5 hours	2–4	Tape recorder Flip chart Paper Coloured marker pens Photocopy of exercise
Session 3	Identify interventions which could be used to improve mental health and mental health services	Identify intervention and additional contexts.	Mapping and intervention building	1 hour	2–4	Tape recorder Cardboards Paper Coloured marker pens Flashcards