The Care Quality Commission, which is carrying out the review, found that just 25 per cent of children and young people in need of treatment for a mental health problem are able to access support.
The health watchdog said the situation is leaving many young people without timely care, adding that there is a particular shortage of inpatient support that is close to home for young people.
Health and education professionals working with children and young people in schools, GP practices and accident and emergency departments were also found to lack the skills to identify and support the mental health needs of children.
And children and their families were found to often struggle to navigate a "fractured" network of services that are poorly joined up.
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