Councils, schools, the police, youth offending teams, and health professionals will be subject to the new regime from September 2019.
Ofsted, Care Quality Commission (CQC), HMI Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HMI Probation will look at how services work together to improve child mental health.
Inspectors will also undertake a "deep dive" into how agencies assess and support children aged ten to 15 who are subject to child in need or child protection plans, or are a looked-after child.
Ofsted said that child mental health must be prioritised in budgetary decisions - and cited NHS statistics from last year showing that one in nine children aged between five and 15 has a mental health disorder.
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