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I’m not sure exactly what you were going for here, but to me it seems like a poem about something other than any of the mentioned issues being on the rise - rather, what is ‘on the rise’ is this resisting force that actually makes it worse - The Institutions/People that are supposed to help. 

I don’t know. To me it seems that way, like an ominous force is ‘on the rise’ and stopping these things from being alleviated. 

Still, I enjoyed this a lot, thanks for sharing!

To be honest, I couldn't tell you. I just write what feels right and sounds the best. One 'rule' I always go by is just getting thoughts done on paper and not worrying about how it sounds. Then, go back and tinker with it to make it a better reading experience. The few times I have committed myself to a rhyme scheme or specific style I always have trouble and find my way back to free verse. It just do what I like and enjoy I guess.

With free verse, I found it can get messy because there is no set rhymes or syllables. I also found organizing the poem helps as well. For example, in this one each stanza was dedicated to a different form of mental illness. A lot of my other poems have this organization theme as well. For reference, my poems 'Marlboro Golds' and 'The Land of the Free' all have distinctive thought organization as well (which are all posted on r/OCpoetry).

I haven't seen this style of poem before as a writer that only writes ones that rhyme how does one use this style?

It says widow my friend. Ya know a wife who lost her husband.

On the Rise