There are many steps to not strain your voice, and if you leave one out, you can damage your voice. The first step to not strain your voice is to relax your body. Even though it may not seem like there is a big connection between relaxing your body and not straining your voice, there really is. For example: if your shoulders are tense, you will not only look tense, but sound tense. Try laying your shoulders in a comfortable position and not locking your knees.
Once you are relaxed, practice opening your throat. If you can put your throat in the position it is in when you throw up but without yourself, that is the way it should be. It will take practice to get used to this position, and even more practice to get used to singing this way, but it is the way to not hurt your voice. The reason you put your throat in this position is because it moves all the muscles in your throat out of the way so the sound and travel straight without getting caught in your throat.
After your throat is opened and ready, practice breathing. When you breathe, it should be through your nose and expand your ribcage, not your stomach. It may be a bit hard at first to get used to and make a habit, but it really helps a lot! Also, as you breathe, make sure your shoulders don't move up and down with your breaths.
Lastly, project your voice correctly. Picture the sound sitting in your forehead. Act like it will only leave your mouth correctly if it travels up through your forehead and straight forward. Picture something that you are singing to, and don't let the sound go anywhere else but there. No matter how high or low the note that you sing may be, the sound should never leave this point.
Don't forget to absolutely use your diaphragm for support, and you won't strain your voice anymore as long as you do these things correctly!
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